Select the option that is grammatically correct:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Little did my brother realise that his drawing of the school gate would win a state prize.

“Little did” at the start of a sentence:

• “Little” here means “not at all”. When a sentence starts with it, the helping verb “did” comes before the subject.
• After “did”, the main verb is in its base form: did my brother realise, not “realised”.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: Little my brother realised that his drawing of the school gate would win a state prize. — Incorrect. After “Little” at the start, the helping verb “did” is needed before the subject.

Option 2: Little did my brother realised that his drawing of the school gate would win a state prize. — Incorrect. After “did”, the verb must be in its base form, “realise”, not “realised”.

Option 4: Little my brother did realise that his drawing of the school gate would win a state prize. — Incorrect. The helping verb “did” must come before the subject “my brother”, right after “Little”.