(46) Can a transitive verb be fronted together with the subject in a periphrastic/modal construction when it is contrasted or given?
a) Given verb and subject
Prompt: Will/could a dog ever bite him?
*No, a dog bite will/can (there) him never.
German
Ein Hund beißen (sagte er) wird ihn nie.
a.NOM dog bite said he will him never
'He said that he has never been bitten by a dog.'