YOU SAID:
the little girl had a big red apple
INTO JAPANESE
少女は大きな赤いリンゴを持っていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The girl had a big red apple
INTO JAPANESE
女の子は大きな赤いリンゴを持っていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The girl had a big red apple
That didn't even make that much sense in English.