Fronted Adverbials and Commas

Categories: English, Key Stage 2
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About Course

Learn with Juno the owl what adverbials are, how to move them to the front of a sentence, and exactly where the comma goes. Children practise with single words, phrases and clauses, fix common comma mistakes and use fronted adverbials to make their own writing more varied. It follows the Year 4 grammar and punctuation objectives in the national curriculum for England.

Tutwoo is independent and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Department for Education or any other organisation. This course follows the national curriculum for England; your child’s school may teach these ideas in a different order.

What Will You Learn?

  • Spot adverbials that tell us when, where, how and how often Move an adverbial to the front of a sentence Put the comma in the right place after a fronted adverbial Use fronted adverbials to vary how sentences start

Course Content

Lessons with Juno
Three short lessons with worked examples and Try it! practice.

  • What is an adverbial?
  • Fronted adverbials and the comma rule
  • Writing with fronted adverbials

For grown-ups
Sources and further reading for parents, carers and teachers.

Quiz time with Juno

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