clause vs subordinate clause

subordinate clause vs clause

clause and subordinate clause both are nouns.

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

As nouns, subordinate clause is a hyponym of clause; that is, subordinate 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
subordinate clause: a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

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

clause (noun)	subordinate 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 cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Difference between clause and subordinate clause

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