Fronted adverbials When Where How As I finished

Fronted adverbials When? Where? How?

As I finished my baguette, I heard a strange rumbling noise. Before I could dive through the door, the tiles began to fall from the roof!

I covered my eyes with my t-shirt as the sky filled with smoke and dust. As the sky filled with smoke and dust, I covered my eyes with my t-shirt.

As soon as I turned around, ………. After I heard the rumble in the distance, ………. After a while, ………. Before I had the chance to shout to my friend, ……….

Your activity! • *- Match a time fronted adverbial to a main clause- when you write the complete sentence out, make sure it has a comma after the fronted adverbial. • **- Use the bank of time fronted adverbials and add your own main clause about the eruption in Pompeii. Make sure you put a comma in after the fronted adverbial! • ***- Create your own sentences about what you would see if you were stood in the streets of Pompeii- make sure each sentence begins with a time fronted adverbial and has a comma!

**- Time fronted adverbials to choose from • After a while, • Before I knew what was happening, • As soon as I could, • In the morning, • As the sun rose, • All of a sudden, • In the blink of an eye, • After a few minutes, • Whilst I ran as fast as I could, • Before long,