Which sentence contains a fronted adverbial?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. After the storm, the villagers repaired the roofs.
- Step 1: A fronted adverbial opens a sentence and is usually followed by a comma. Step 2. 'After the storm' tells us when, and comes before the subject. Answer: After the storm, the villagers repaired the roofs. Why not the others: The villagers repaired the roofs after the storm.: This puts the adverbial at the end of the sentence. The villagers, after the storm, repaired the roofs.: This puts the adverbial in the middle of the sentence. Storms damaged the roofs of the village.: This has no adverbial of time at all.
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