clause vs coordinate clause

coordinate clause vs clause

clause and coordinate clause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clause	Yes	No	No	No
coordinate clause	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coordinate clause is a hyponym of clause; that is, coordinate clause is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clause:

clause: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
coordinate clause: a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

Other hyponyms of clause include independent clause, main clause, dependent clause, subordinate clause, relative clause.

clause (noun)	coordinate clause (noun)
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence	a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Difference between clause and coordinate clause

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