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How come "this big" is used at the last of the sentence? for emphasis? I'd like to know how can I use this.

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Rebecca

Great question! "This big" is used at the ending of this sentence to emphasize how big the problem is. You can use "this big" when you are discussing a large problem that you don't know how to solve. You can also use this if you are discussing something that is large in size. Ex: How am I able to carry something this big? Ex: He is a big man. Ex: This is a big problem.

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