Fronted Adverbials for Style

Move adverbials to the front for rhythm.

Examples

• In the distance, a bell rang.

Key rules

• Place adverbials first for emphasis or rhythm: In the morning, ...
• Use a comma after longer adverbials
• Common in narrative and academic writing
• Avoid overuse

Common mistakes

• Suddenly the door opened → Suddenly, the door opened
• At the end of the day we left → At the end of the day, we left