Although I have not started using Turkish to write long paragraphs to express my opinions or make statements about some controversial phenomena as I write in English, I did write some short sentences to introduce myself in Turkish. I introduced my name, my phone numbers, my family members and my school. When I write in Turkish, I prefer to type because I think it is really difficult for me to correctly spell the words. When I use words to type, I feel more confident about the spells and, thus, could pay more attention to the writing itself. However, I do think that writing freehand is really helpful for beginners to practice basic grammars, especially for beginners learning Turkish. Turkish is like Japanese. They use suffix attached to words to show different tenses and personal pronouns. Therefore, it is crucial to spell words correctly to express meanings.
In terms of the relationship between complex and simple sentences, I think that simple sentences are the foundation of complex sentences. Based on my experience of learning English, I think that the only way to master complex sentences is to fully understand the structure of the simple sentences. For example, the sentence “I really admire heroes who sacrifice themselves to save others” is composed of two simple sentences “I really admire heroes.” and “Heroes sacrifice themselves to save others”. Therefore, as long as language learners know how to write simple sentences, they could learn how to write complex sentences as time goes by.
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