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Cette fille est aussi grande que sa jumelle.

Cette fille est aussi grande que sa jumelle.
This girl is as tall as her twin.
From Lesson 232:Expressing identity (le même... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Cette fille est aussi grande que sa jumelle.

The lesson is about using "le même ... que" for exact similarity. Why does this sentence use "aussi ... que" instead?
We use le/la/les même(s) with nouns (for example, la même taille que - the same height as). But because grande (tall) is an adjective, we have to use the comparative structure aussi [adjective] que to mean "as [adjective] as". You cannot say "la même grande que".
Why is "grande" spelled with an "e" at the end here?
In French comparisons, the adjective still has to agree in gender and number with the subject it describes. Since the subject being described is Cette fille (feminine singular), the adjective grand takes its feminine form, grande.
If she had a twin brother, would it still be "sa" twin?
No, it would become son jumeau. In French, possessive adjectives like sa and son (which can both mean "his" or "her") agree with the gender of the noun being owned, not the owner. Since a twin brother (jumeau) is masculine, you must use son, even though he is her twin.
I always mix up "ce", "cet", and "cette". Why is it "cette" in this sentence?
Cette is the feminine singular word for "this" or "that," used here because fille is a feminine noun. As a quick refresher: ce is for masculine nouns (like ce garçon), and cet is a special masculine form used only before a vowel or mute 'h' (like cet homme) to make pronunciation flow better.

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