10.95 other clause elements

A complement can occasionally be put first, but this is not common.

• Noreen, she was called. She came from the village.
• Rare indeed is the individual who does not belong to one of these groups.

The object of a verb is sometimes put first, usually in formal or literary uses. Note that the subject still has to be mentioned.

• One of the copies he folded into an envelope and sent to the Commissioner.
• When they scented my fear, they would attack. This I knew.