This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Fronted Adverbials – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fronted Adverbials Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the fronted adverbial tell you?On the moon, there was a tiny green alien. A) When. B) Why. C) How. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where. 2. What is the purpose of using fronted adverbials in writing? A) To add variety and detail to writing, as well as to set the scene or provide context for the main clause. B) To add unnecessary length to the sentences. C) To make the writing less interesting. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add variety and detail to writing, as well as to set the scene or provide context for the main clause. 3. Which one of these are a fronted adverbial? A) Leon. B) Mysteriously. C) Happy. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mysteriously. 4. Which of these sentences does NOT contain a fronted adverbial? A) On the top of the hill, the old house stood proudly. B) Before the rain started, they hurried inside. C) Along the quiet street, she walked peacefully. D) She walked peacefully along the quiet street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She walked peacefully along the quiet street. 5. Choose the correct fronted adverbial:'Suddenly, the lights went out.' or 'The lights went out suddenly.'? A) The lights went out abruptly. B) The lights went out quietly. C) The lights went out quickly. D) Suddenly, the lights went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suddenly, the lights went out. 6. In the sentence 'In the distance, the train whistle could be heard.', what is the fronted adverbial? A) In the morning. B) Could be heard. C) In the distance. D) The train whistle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the distance. 7. What mistake has been made in this sentence with a fronted adverbial clause? When the summer was over we returned to school. A) The fronted adverbial clause does not contain a verb. B) The fronted adverbial clause does not contain a subordinating conjunction. C) The fronted adverbial clause is not followed by a comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fronted adverbial clause is not followed by a comma. 8. In the distance, Jess called out as loud as she could. A) Subordinate clause. B) Fronted adverbial. C) Verb opening. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fronted adverbial. 9. What is the purpose of a fronted adverbial? A) To add detail about when, where, or how something happens. B) To describe a noun. C) To end a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add detail about when, where, or how something happens. 10. In the morning, the birds were very busy building there nest. A) Where. B) When. C) How. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 11. In the sentence 'In the morning, we will go for a walk.', what is the fronted adverbial? A) During the evening,. B) In the morning,. C) At midnight,. D) Afternoon, we will go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning,. 12. True or False?A fronted adverbial is when the adverbial word or phrase is moved to the front of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Where is the fronted adverbial typically placed in a sentence? A) At the end of a sentence. B) It can be placed anywhere in a sentence. C) In the middle of a sentence. D) At the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the beginning of a sentence. 14. List three types of adverbials and provide an example for each. A) Adverbials of Emotion:She sang happily. B) Adverbials of Quantity:He ran fast. C) Adverbials of Condition:If it rains, we will stay inside. D) Adverbials can be categorized into three main types:Adverbials of Time, Adverbials of Place, and Adverbials of Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbials can be categorized into three main types:Adverbials of Time, Adverbials of Place, and Adverbials of Manner. 15. Identify the fronted adverbial in the sentence: "In the distance, a storm was brewing." A) In the distance. B) A storm. C) Was brewing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the distance. 16. Which adverbial has been used in this sentence?On his way to work, the alien found a lost puppy. A) Adverbial oftime. B) Adverbial ofplace. C) Adverbial ofmanner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial ofplace. 17. Where can fronted adverbials be placed in a sentence for emphasis? A) Not in a sentence at all. B) In the middle of a sentence. C) At the beginning of a sentence. D) At the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the beginning of a sentence. 18. What does the fronted adverbial tell you?On the comfy sofa, my Gran was sleeping. A) Where. B) How. C) Why. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 19. How can fronted adverbials improve the overall quality of writing? A) By limiting the creativity and expression in writing. B) By making the writing more confusing and difficult to understand. C) By causing the reader to lose interest and become bored. D) By adding variety and sophistication to sentence structure, providing context and setting the scene, and creating a smooth flow of ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By adding variety and sophistication to sentence structure, providing context and setting the scene, and creating a smooth flow of ideas. 20. Which sentence uses a fronted adverbial to describe time? A) With great enthusiasm, the team cheered loudly. B) Across the meadow, the deer ran gracefully. C) Beneath the stars, they set up their tents. D) In the morning, the birds sang melodiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the morning, the birds sang melodiously. 21. Identify the fronted adverbial in the sentence below:By the sparkling river, the family enjoyed a picnic. A) By the sparkling river. B) The family. C) The family enjoyed. D) A picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the sparkling river. 22. What is the fronted adverbial describing in the sentence:In the entire kingdom, I am the only one entrusted to care for the golden apple tree. A) Degree (How possible/ How much). B) Time (When). C) Manner (How). D) Place (Where). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place (Where). 23. Re-write the sentence with a fronted adverbial:I broke a cup yesterday. A) Yesterday, I broke a cup. B) A cup broke yesterday. C) I yesterday broke a cup. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday, I broke a cup. 24. Choose the fronted adverbial in the sentence:'Before the concert, we practiced for hours.' A) Before B) Concert C) Practiced A) We. B) Hours. C) During. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 25. Which is the fronted adverbial in the sentence:As you can see, I am the only one who can tend this garden so carefully. A) I am the only one. B) As you can see. C) Carefully. D) Tend this garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As you can see. 26. What is the fronted adverbial describing in the sentence:Certainly, the honourable Tsar will be disappointed to learn I have retired. A) Degree (How possible/ How much). B) Manner (How). C) Place (Where). D) Time (When). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degree (How possible/ How much). 27. What are things we put after Fronted Adverbial? A) Comma. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 28. Create a sentence using the fronted adverbial "During the storm" . A) During the storm, the lights flickered. B) The lights flickered during the storm. C) The lights, during the storm flickered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the storm, the lights flickered. 29. Create a sentence with a fronted adverbial that shows time. A) In the evening, she will go for a walk. B) Tomorrow, I will eat lunch. C) Yesterday, I went to the store. D) During the weekend, they played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday, I went to the store. 30. Identify the fronted adverbial in the sentence:'After the movie, we went out for dinner.' A) Before the movie. B) At the movie theater. C) During the movie. D) After the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the movie. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFronted Adverbials Quiz 1Fronted Adverbials Quiz 2Fronted Adverbials Quiz 3Fronted Adverbials Quiz 4Fronted Adverbials Quiz 5Fronted Adverbials Quiz 6Fronted Adverbials Quiz 8Fronted Adverbials Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books