This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Fronted Adverbials – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fronted Adverbials Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'frequency' to complete the sentence: ..... , Mum bakes a cake. A) Once a week. B) Carefully. C) After dinner. D) In the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once a week. 2. This is a story about how volcanoes erupt. A) Fiction. B) Non-fiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-fiction. 3. Which of these sentences contains 2 fronted adverbials of time?Pick the sentences that are punctuated correctly ONLY. A) In mid-winter, when snow covered the earth like a blanket, I decided to escape. B) Gloriously, the sun smiled at the sky. C) Like a dolphin, in the afternoon, I dove into the pool. D) In 1998, as soon as I was born my country suffered an earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In mid-winter, when snow covered the earth like a blanket, I decided to escape. 4. What did Musk sell yesterday? He ..... some markers. A) Sell. B) Solded. C) Sells. D) Sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sold. 5. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after the fronted adverbial:9. A. In the distance we saw a rainbow. B. In the distance, we saw a rainbow. C. We saw a rainbow in the distance. A) In the distance we saw a rainbow. B) In the distance, we saw a rainbow. C) We saw a rainbow in the distance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the distance, we saw a rainbow. 6. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the explorer discovered the hidden cave. A) After many days of searching. B) The explorer discovered the hidden cave after many days of searching. C) The explorer was tired. D) Hidden cave was found. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After many days of searching. 7. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'frequency' to complete the sentence: ..... , the class goes swimming. A) Twice a month. B) After school. C) At the pool. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twice a month. 8. Last holiday, my family and I ..... to Beijing. A) Go. B) Went. C) Gone. D) Is going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 9. Identify the fronted adverbial in this sentence: "After school, he plays football." A) After school. B) He plays football. C) Plays football. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After school. 10. What is the purpose of adverbials in a verbal clause? A) To add emphasis to the verb. B) To change the meaning of the verb. C) To make the sentence longer. D) To provide information about time, place, manner, or number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide information about time, place, manner, or number. 11. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the children built a sandcastle. A) In the forest. B) On the beach. C) During the night. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the beach. 12. Select the correct way to rewrite the sentence with a comma after the fronted adverbial:Without warning the lights went out. A) Without, warning the lights went out. B) Without warning the lights, went out. C) Without warning the, lights went out. D) Without warning, the lights went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Without warning, the lights went out. 13. Rewrite this sentence by adding a fronted adverbial to make it more interesting:The dragon roared. A) Without warning, the dragon roared. B) The dragon roared in the cave. C) The dragon roared loudly. D) The dragon roared at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without warning, the dragon roared. 14. Identify the fronted adverbial in the following sentence: "In the morning, she likes to jog." A) She likes to jog. B) In the morning. C) Likes to jog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning. 15. What is the adverbial in this sentence? 'Before the sun came up, he ate his breakfast' A) Ate. B) Before the sun came up,. C) Breakfast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the sun came up,. 16. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'where' to complete the sentence: ..... , the children played football. A) On the playground. B) After school. C) Quickly. D) Every Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the playground. 17. What is the fronted adverbial in this sentence? "After a long walk, we finally reached home." A) After a long walk. B) We finally reached home. C) Finally. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After a long walk. 18. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after the fronted adverbial:20. A. Once again, she forgot her homework. B. She forgot her homework once again. C. Once again she forgot her homework. A) Once again, she forgot her homework. B) She forgot her homework once again. C) Once again she forgot her homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once again, she forgot her homework. 19. This is a story about what polar bears eat and where they live. A) Fiction. B) Non-fiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-fiction. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after the fronted adverbial:3. A. In the morning we had pancakes. B. We had pancakes in the morning. C. In the morning, we had pancakes. A) In the morning we had pancakes. B) We had pancakes in the morning. C) In the morning, we had pancakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the morning, we had pancakes. 21. Choose the best conjunction to complete this sentence: "I will go to the store ..... I have enough money." A) If. B) But. C) Because. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 22. Which of these conjunctions would be most appropriate? "I wanted to go to the beach, ..... it started raining." A) But. B) So. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 23. What question can a fronted adverbial answer? A) What. B) When. C) Who. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 24. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'where' to complete the sentence: ..... , the children could see the city. A) At the top of the hill. B) Every day. C) Quickly. D) After school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the top of the hill. 25. Which of the following is an example of a fronted adverbial? A) I like to eat breakfast in the morning. B) I eat breakfast. C) In the morning, I like to eat breakfast. D) Eating breakfast is my favourite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the morning, I like to eat breakfast. 26. Where ..... Yizi buy the bag last night? A) Will do. B) Do. C) Did. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 27. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation after a fronted adverbial? A) After lunch the children played outside. B) After lunch, the children played outside. C) After lunch; the children played outside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After lunch, the children played outside. 28. How many commas are needed in this list:'I need a pencil a ruler and an eraser.'? A) One comma. B) Three commas. C) No commas. D) Two commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two commas. 29. Rewrite this sentence by adding a fronted adverbial to make it more interesting:The teacher smiled. A) The teacher smiled happily. B) Student's own sentence with a fronted adverbial added to 'The teacher smiled.'. C) The teacher smiled at the students. D) The teacher smiled in the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student's own sentence with a fronted adverbial added to 'The teacher smiled.'. 30. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the football fans sang together. A) At the end of the match. B) Quickly and quietly. C) Because they were tired. D) In the middle of the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end of the match. 31. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'manner' to complete the sentence: ..... , Mum brushed the cat's fur. A) With a gentle touch. B) Every day. C) In the kitchen. D) Last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a gentle touch. 32. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'frequency' to complete the sentence: ..... , the neighbours walk their dogs. A) After dinner. B) Every evening. C) In the park. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every evening. 33. Choose the correct conjunction to complete this sentence: "I can't decide ..... I want to go swimming or stay at home." A) If. B) Although. C) Whether. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether. 34. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after the fronted adverbial:13. A. Without thinking, he jumped into the pool. B. He jumped into the pool without thinking. C. Without thinking he jumped into the pool. A) Without thinking, he jumped into the pool. B) He jumped into the pool without thinking. C) Without thinking he jumped into the pool. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without thinking, he jumped into the pool. 35. How does a fronted adverbial change a sentence? A) It replaces the subject of the sentence. B) It makes the sentence shorter. C) It always adds a question. D) It provides extra information at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It provides extra information at the beginning. 36. Choose the sentence with a fronted adverbial: A) They sang loudly during the concert. B) Loudly, they sang during the concert. C) During the concert, they loudly sang. D) They loudly sang during the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly, they sang during the concert. 37. Select the sentence with a correctly punctuated fronted adverbial. A) In the evening the stars shine brightly. B) In the evening, the stars shine brightly. C) The stars shine brightly in the evening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the evening, the stars shine brightly. 38. Write a sentence that includes a fronted adverbial for time. Example:Before bedtime, ..... A) Before bedtime, I like to read a book. B) I like to read a book before bedtime. C) I read a book before going to bed. D) I like to read a book at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before bedtime, I like to read a book. 39. Which of the following is NOT a question that a fronted adverbial can answer? A) How many. B) How long. C) How much. D) How often. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How many. 40. Choose the sentence that varies the sentence opening by using a fronted adverbial. A) The dog barked loudly at the postman. B) Loudly, the dog barked at the postman. C) The postman was barked at by the dog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly, the dog barked at the postman. 41. Rewrite the sentence with a comma after the fronted adverbial:In the middle of the night the phone rang. A) In the middle of the night the, phone rang. B) In the middle of the night, the phone rang. C) In the middle, of the night the phone rang. D) In the middle of the night the phone, rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the middle of the night, the phone rang. 42. Daming ..... her sister talking with someone in the park yesterday. A) Seen. B) See. C) Sees. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 43. Which of these fronted adverbials is used incorrectly? A) They decided, quickly to leave. B) After lunch, they went to the park. C) In the evening, the stars twinkle. D) When it rains, we stay inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They decided, quickly to leave. 44. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'manner' to complete the sentence: ..... , Lucy handed out the presents. A) With a smile. B) Yesterday. C) At school. D) Every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a smile. 45. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the teacher began the lesson. A) Lunch. B) The. C) Began. D) At the start of the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the start of the day. 46. Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly after a fronted adverbial. A) After the rain stopped the children played outside. B) The children played outside after the rain stopped. C) After the rain stopped, the children played outside. D) The children, after the rain stopped, played outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the rain stopped, the children played outside. 47. Which of these sentences does NOT begin with a fronted adverbial? A) In the morning, I eat porridge. B) I eat porridge in the morning. C) Before school, I brush my teeth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I eat porridge in the morning. 48. Identify the fronted adverbial in the following sentence: "At the top of the hill, we could see the whole village." A) The whole village. B) Could see the whole village. C) At the top of the hill. D) We could see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the top of the hill. 49. Select the sentence that uses a fronted adverbial: A) Under the table, he hid the letter. B) The letter under the table was hidden by him. C) He hid the letter under the table. D) The letter was hidden by him under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table, he hid the letter. 50. What type of fronted adverbial is in this sentence?"Since I couldn't sleep, I was dizzy all day." A) Time. B) Reason. C) Place. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason. 51. Choose the correct fronted adverbial: " ..... the bell rang, the students rushed out." A) Quickly. B) Although. C) Though. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 52. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'when' to complete the sentence: ..... , Emma reads her book. A) In her room. B) After school. C) Every evening. D) Quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After school. 53. Pick the sentence that starts with a fronted adverbial of place.Make sure it is punctuated correctly. A) At midnight, the bombs exploded the terrorists' homes. B) In the desert a man struggled to find sustenance. C) Around the corner, a poor puppy cried for shelter. D) Like a cheetah I ran into the football field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the corner, a poor puppy cried for shelter. 54. How is this sentence started?"Shocked from the grade, she left the class with tears in her eyes." A) Fronted adverbial of time. B) Adjective. C) Fronted adverbial of reason. D) Fronted adverbial of place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 55. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the dog barked loudly. A) Barked. B) Suddenly. C) Loudly. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suddenly. 56. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after the fronted adverbial:14. A. At the top of the hill, the castle stood. B. The castle stood at the top of the hill. C. At the top of the hill the castle stood. A) At the top of the hill, the castle stood. B) The castle stood at the top of the hill. C) At the top of the hill the castle stood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the top of the hill, the castle stood. 57. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'manner' to complete the sentence: ..... , the team won the match. A) Last Saturday. B) At the stadium. C) Every year. D) With a loud cheer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a loud cheer. 58. Hoose the sentence with an adverbial phrase. A) Temperatures reached 106 degrees Celsius. B) At 4 o'clock, open the gates. C) It's past my bedtime. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At 4 o'clock, open the gates. 59. Which fronted adverbial would fit best in this sentence: " ..... the weather improved, we continued our journey." A) Quickly. B) As. C) Because. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 60. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'where' to complete the sentence: ..... , the dog chased its tail. A) Quickly. B) Every morning. C) Under the table. D) After breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the table. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFronted Adverbials Quiz 1Fronted Adverbials Quiz 2Fronted Adverbials Quiz 3Fronted Adverbials Quiz 4Fronted Adverbials Quiz 6Fronted Adverbials Quiz 7Adverbial Fronting With Inversion QuizAgreement Rules Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books