Question

Can the object of a transitive verb come before?

For example: She knocked on the farmhouse door.

Answer 1

While it is very uncommon, there are a few examples when the object can come before the verb.

Explanation:

As noted above, the object of a transitive verb almost always comes after the verb; but here are a few couple counter examples:

(`color(blue)("transitive verb")` in blue; `color(red)("object")` in red).

"`color(red)("Hello")`", he `color(blue)("said")`.

`color(red)("The pigs")`, I `color(blue)("put")` in their pen; `color(red)("the horse")`, I `color(blue)("loosed")` to the meadow; and, `color(red)("the children")`, I `color(blue)("tucked")` into bed.