Question

Insert a suitable adjective in the given sentence:
The boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie.

• A. The boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie little.
• B. The little boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie.
• C. The boy little could not sleep after watching a horror movie.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The little boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie.

Adjectives that are placed right before the noun/noun phrase it modifies are attributive adjectives.
Option B is correct as the adjective "little" precedes the noun "boy" that it modifies; the adjective is attributive in relation to the sentence.
Option A is incorrect because the adjective is placed after the noun "movie", attributive adjectives do not immediately follow the nouns that they modify.
Option C is incorrect because the adjective "little" immediately follows the noun "boy", whereas it must precede the noun.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in B.