Question

Can the object of a transitive verb come before?

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:

( transitive verb is in bold; object in italics).

"Hello ", he said.

The pigs , I put in their pen; the horse , I loosed to the meadow; and, the children, I tucked into.