This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Fronted Adverbials – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fronted Adverbials Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct punctuation for the fronted adverbial in this sentence: "After lunch we went for a walk." A) After lunch, we went for a walk. B) After lunch we, went for a walk. C) After, lunch we went for a walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After lunch, we went for a walk. 2. Which of the following sentences contains a fronted adverbial? A) The cat slept on the mat. B) Before sunrise, the birds started singing. C) The dog barked loudly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before sunrise, the birds started singing. 3. Which sentence uses a fronted adverbial correctly? A) On the weekend, we went to the beach. B) We went to the beach on the weekend. C) The beach we went to on the weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the weekend, we went to the beach. 4. What is the fronted adverbial in this sentence? "Without a doubt, he is the best player on the team." A) He is the best player on the team. B) Without a doubt. C) The best player on the team. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Without a doubt. 5. Which of the following is NOT a reason why fronted adverbials are important in conveying information in a sentence? A) They provide information about time, place, manner, or number. B) They add variety to sentence structure. C) They make the sentence longer. D) They can link ideas within and across paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They make the sentence longer. 6. Which of these conjunctions should be used to join the two sentences? "She was tired. She went to bed early." A) So. B) And. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 7. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'frequency' to complete the sentence: ..... , Mum bakes a cake. A) Once a week. B) After dinner. C) Carefully. D) In the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once a week. 8. Which sentence correctly uses a fronted adverbial? A) Suddenly, the rain started to fall. B) The rain started to fall suddenly. C) The suddenly rain started to fall. D) Started to fall, the rain did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suddenly, the rain started to fall. 9. 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. 10. 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) Like a dolphin, in the afternoon, I dove into the pool. C) In 1998, as soon as I was born my country suffered an earthquake. D) Gloriously, the sun smiled at the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In mid-winter, when snow covered the earth like a blanket, I decided to escape. 11. What did Musk sell yesterday? He ..... some markers. A) Solded. B) Sells. C) Sold. D) Sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sold. 12. 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. 13. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the explorer discovered the hidden cave. A) The explorer was tired. B) After many days of searching. C) The explorer discovered the hidden cave after many days of searching. D) Hidden cave was found. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After many days of searching. 14. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'frequency' to complete the sentence: ..... , the class goes swimming. A) At the pool. B) Happily. C) Twice a month. D) After school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twice a month. 15. Last holiday, my family and I ..... to Beijing. A) Went. B) Is going. C) Gone. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 16. 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. 17. What is the purpose of adverbials in a verbal clause? A) To add emphasis to the verb. B) To provide information about time, place, manner, or number. C) To change the meaning of the verb. D) To make the sentence longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide information about time, place, manner, or number. 18. Add a fronted adverbial to the start of the sentence: ..... , the children built a sandcastle. A) In the forest. B) During the night. C) On the beach. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the beach. 19. 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: A) Without warning, the lights went out. 20. What is the fronted adverbial in this sentence? "During the storm, the power went out." A) The power went out. B) During the storm. C) Went out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the storm. 21. 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 loudly. C) The dragon roared at night. D) The dragon roared in the cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without warning, the dragon roared. 22. 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. 23. 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,. 24. Choose the fronted adverbial for 'where' to complete the sentence: ..... , the children played football. A) After school. B) Every Friday. C) On the playground. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the playground. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. Which sentence begins with a fronted adverbial? A) The postman was barked at by the dog. B) Loudly, the dog barked at the postman. C) The dog barked loudly at the postman. D) The dog, loudly, barked at the postman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly, the dog barked at the postman. ← 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 7Fronted Adverbials Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books