Learn English – unconventional structuring of sentences

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Very often we find sentences which are not structured conventionally in the subject-verb-object format.
Here is an example.

When they arrived at the seaside, out jumped all the children with a shout of joy

instead of

When they arrived at the seaside, all the children jumped out with a shout of joy

Are such sentences grammatically correct?

Best Answer

Yes, both are grammatical. In the first the writer has foregrounded out, thus emphasising the children's happy exuberance.