Conditional Sentences in English and Kurdish : a contrastive study

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This research is to finding out the use, variations and functions of English and Kurdish conditional sentences and also to explore the similarities and differences between them.

The researcher uses the descriptive – qualitative method, which is not designed to use statistical procedure but to explore and describe the finding of the research.

The method of analyzing data is comparative analysis, which compares English and Kurdish conditional sentences.

The research shows that there are some similarities and differences between English and Kurdish conditional sentences.

They are: English and Kurdish conditional sentences can be explained implicitly, without using the particle; they can be explained by open and hypothetical conditional sentences; they also have the same arrangement in explaining open and hypothetical conditional sentences with their particles (in Kurdish) and tense based on their types (in English).

In English, tenses handle the important role, while in Kurdish; their particles handle an important role.