(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.'