The usage of "as big as"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,

John got a bump on the head which was
(a) as big as the size of an orange.
(b) the size as big as an orange.

Which option is the correct answer?

Thank you.

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Which one do you think? Please give it a go first.

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I choose (b) because (a) sounds weird to me.
However, some one told me that (a) is correct.

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The correct pattern is ‘as big as’.

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