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

Answer 1

Hint:An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase. For example: charming, cruel, fantastic, gentle, huge, perfect, rough, tasty, zealous and etc.

Complete answer:
Adjectives are placed directly before the noun or the noun phrase and they are the attributive adjectives.
Option A) The boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie little – is an incorrect answer because the adjective is placed after the noun ‘movie’ and attributive adjectives do not follow immediately the noun that they are supposed to modify. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) The little boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie – is the correct answer because the position of adjective is absolutely correct i.e. before the noun. As the adjective ‘little’ precedes the noun ‘boy’ that it modifies. The adjective is attributive in relation to the sentence. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) The boy could not sleep after watching a horror movie – is an incorrect answer because the adjective ‘little’ used in the sentence should precedes the noun ‘boy’ but in this sentence it is directly followed by the noun ‘boy’ which is incorrect. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) None of the above – this option is void because the answer lies in option B. Thus, this is an inappropriate option.

Hence option ‘B’ is the correct answer.

Note: In this question it is very important to understand what adjectives are and it is used in the formation of a sentence. Adjectives are considered the main part of speech and also considered as the main element of the sentence. Using adjectives means that we can express the quality of a person or an object. Thus, adjectives are used to modify a noun. So, in the above sentence the adjective ‘little’ modifies noun ‘boy’ and adjectives are used before nouns.