What is mixed word order?

Answer 1

Just about every language has its "normal" word order for sentences, for questions, for commands, etc. In English, the normal word order for statements (sentences) is subject - verb - direct object/predicate noun or adjective. In questions, the word order is usually changed, primarily moving the verb or part of the verb to the beginning of the clause. In commands, the subject disappears, but the verb and following words are usually in normal word order. Adjectives are normally in front of whatever they are modifying; adverbs are usually as close to the verb or whatever they are modifying as possible.

Here are some examples:
**Statement: He throws the baseball well.
**Question: Does he throw the baseball well?
**Command: Throw the baseball.

The only thing I can think of for "mixed word order" is when normal word order is changed for the purpose of emphasizing some element in the sentence.

Normal word order: I went to the grocery store today.
For emphasis: Today, I went to the grocery store. (As opposed to any other day...)

Here are some websites that may explain things more clearly:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/searchresults.htm?cx=partner-pub-6263451271854609%3Amova507e79n&cof=FORID%3A10&q=word+order&sa=Search#806

And a quiz!
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/wo-01.html