3.10.3

Saying How Often

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Using Fronted Adverbials to Describe How Often

Fronted adverbials are words or phrases at the start of a sentence that add extra detail. We can use fronted adverbials to describe how often something happens. We call these fronted adverbials of frequency. Let's look at some examples...

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Every...

  • Every day, I walk my dog.
Illustrative background for __Often...__Illustrative background for __Often...__ ?? "content

Often...

  • Often, I am late for school.
Illustrative background for __Once...__Illustrative background for __Once...__ ?? "content

Once...

  • Once a week, I wash my hair.
Illustrative background for __Twice...__Illustrative background for __Twice...__ ?? "content

Twice...

  • Twice a day, I brush my teeth.

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