different word orders

[ragan]

I've been playing around abit with the word order here. Please check it.
A house where a prisoner was in was surrounded.
A house which a prisoner contained was surrounded.
A house was surrounded, where a prisoner was in.
A house was surrounded, which a prisoner contained.

 

[Roman55]

The first one is the only one that comes close to being a correct sentence, but it should be either; "A house that a prisoner was in was surrounded", or "A house a prisoner was in was surrounded."

Note that a house can contain a prisoner, but a prisoner cannot contain a house.

 

[GoesStation]

Maybe the prisoner was illicitly playing Monopoly. Seeing the guard approaching, he quickly swallowed one of the game pieces.

 

[ragan]

Isn't the word order everything?
Once upon a time a had a good girl.
Once upon a girl I had a good time.

So long guys!

 

[emsr2d2]

Isn't the word order everything?
Once upon a time a had a good girl.
Once upon a girl I had a good time.

So long guys!

Neither one is a grammatical sentence. The first would be a somewhat distasteful sentence if you replaced "a" with "I". I can't make sense out of the second at all.