Adverbs, Adverbial Phrases and

Fronted Adverbials Answers

A range of adverbs could be used to add details about the manner or time of the action in the
sentence, for example:

1. Ben ran yesterday.

2. She yawned politely.

3. I ate my breakfast greedily.

4. The ball fell suddenly.

5. The room went eerily dark.

A range of adverbial phrases could be used to add detail about the time, place or manner of the
action in the sentence, for example:

1. Chang whacked the ball like a professional.

2. The builders built the house on the spare land.

3. It rained until the morning.

4. I’m going to a party at the play centre.

A range of fronted adverbials could be used to add detail about the time, place or manner of
the action in the sentence. They must be followed by a comma, for example:

1. Tomorrow, I’m playing tennis.

2. Since it was messy, I tidied my room.

3. Without warning, the lightning struck the tree.