Can an object be placed before the verb?

eipjooI guess, ‘it’ is the object of the verb ‘give.’

Why do you think "it" is the object of "give"?

canadian45Why do you think "it" is the object of "give"?

I think it is the pronoun to my heart. At first I thought it is the object of the verb ‘have.’ If yes, there needs to be a root infinitive, not to-infinitive of ‘to give’. That’s why I ended up thinking it is the object of ‘give’.

Now I get it. ‘It’ is the object of ‘have’. And to infinitive has the role of adverbial phrase to ‘have’. Thanks.

Yes, it is the object of "have". I'm not sure if 'to give' is an adverbial phrase, but almost 'everything' seems to be an adverbial now.

eipjoo“You’re the one I gave my heart to all those years ago, and I don’t have it to give to anyone else.”I guess, ‘it’ is the object of the verb ‘give.’ Can an object be placed like that?

I think you've parsed it incorrectly.

You’re the one I gave my heart to all those years ago, and I don’t have my heart available anymore to be able to give it to an

CalifJim I think you've parsed it incorrectly.

Are you saying that "it" is the object of "give" only?

canadian45Are you saying that "it" is the object of "give" only?

No. It's a relative construction so it has to have a function in both clauses. In this case it's a D.O. of both have and give. ... don't have it, so can't give it.

CJ

“You’re the one I gave my heart to all those years ago, and I don’t have it to give to anyone else.”

CalifJimcanadian45Are you saying that "it" is the object of "give" only?No. It's a relative construction so it has to have a function in both clauses. In this case it's a D.O. of both have and give. ... don't have it, so can't g

canadian45Are you aware of any different 'name' for a direct object that immediately follows the veb as opposed to a direct object that has a different positional relationship with its verb?

No, but I believe there is a relationship here to the idea of an "antecedent".

... and I don’t have it to give (it) to anyone else. (Cf.