coordinate clause

noun

a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

• Hypernyms: ↑clause

• Part Holonyms: ↑complex sentence

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Gram.

one of two or more clauses of equal status in a sentence, esp. when joined by a coordinating conjunction, as either The sun came out or the ice started to melt in The sun came out and the ice started to melt.

[1870-75]

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coordinate clause UK US noun [countable] [singular coordinate clause plural coordinate clauses] linguistics

a clause that is a main part of a sentence and is as important as another main part. Co-ordinate clauses are connected by words such as ‘and’, ‘but’, or ‘or’.

Thesaurus: types and forms of word, clause or sentence_hyponym

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coordinate clause,

a clause, especially a main clause, equal in grammatical importance to another clause in the same sentence: »

A compound sentence has two or more coordinate clauses.

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noun, pl ⋯ clauses [count]

grammar : one of two or more clauses in a sentence that are of equal importance and usually joined by and, or, or but — compare ↑main clause, ↑subordinate clause

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coordinate clause [coordinate clause] [kəʊˌɔːdɪnət ˈklɔːz] [koʊˌɔːrdɪnət ˈklɔːz] noun (grammar)

each of two or more parts of a sentence, often joined by and, or, but, etc, that make separate statements that each have an equal importance

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In the sentence ‘It stopped raining and the sun came out’, ‘It stopped raining’ and ‘the sun came out’ are both coordinate clauses, joined by the word ‘and’.

compare ↑subordinate clause