clause vs relative clause

relative clause vs clause

clause and relative clause both are nouns.

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

As nouns, relative clause is a hyponym of clause; that is, relative 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
relative clause: a clause introduced by a relative pronoun

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

clause (noun)	relative clause (noun)
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence	a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Difference between clause and relative clause

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