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Grammar Review
In our daily life, the adverb of time is used to show

the time signals of the events that happened. The adverb
Once upon a time, a long time ago, one night, and
of time is usually used to answer questions such as how
are adverbs of time in defining when an event
one day
long…, how often..., how soon…, when…, at what time…, and
took place in the past. Adverbs of time are often used in

at what intervals….
story telling or narrative texts such as fairytale, fable,

myth, and legend to build the story presented. ❖ Example:

1) I will call you later.
is a fronted adverbial phrase, which
Once upon time
2) I saw that movie last year.
consists of a combination of the prepositional phrase
3) I’m going to tidy my room tomorrow.
"upon a time" and the adverb "once" and is usually
4) He never drinks milk.
located at the beginning of the sentence. The same thing

5) You must always fasten your seat belt.
goes to a long time ago, one night, and one day. They are

also fronted adverbial phrases that often used in past

tense in oral and written narrative text.