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A fronted adverbial of time is a [[sentence]] starter which tells us when something happens. It is always followed by a comma. | A fronted adverbial of time is a [[sentence]] starter which tells us when something happens. It is always followed by a [[comma]]. | ||
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* '''A long time ago''', people lived in [[Cave|caves]]. | * '''A long time ago''', people lived in [[Cave|caves]]. | ||
Some fronted adverbials of time are just a single word followed by a comma. Others are a couple of words forming a phrase followed by a comma. In both cases the fronted adverbial of time tells us when something happened. | Some fronted adverbials of time are just a single word followed by a [[comma]]. Others are a couple of words forming a phrase followed by a [[comma]]. In both cases the fronted adverbial of time tells us when something happened. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:46, 24 September 2025
A fronted adverbial of time is a sentence starter which tells us when something happens. It is always followed by a comma.
Examples:
- Yesterday, Susie skipped to the playground.
- After school, we went skating.
- Last night, I played with my new toy.
- Yesterday, my dog chased a cat.
- Last week, Robert won a race.
- In the summer, we ate ice cream.
- A long time ago, people lived in caves.
Some fronted adverbials of time are just a single word followed by a comma. Others are a couple of words forming a phrase followed by a comma. In both cases the fronted adverbial of time tells us when something happened.