coordinate clause

1. 1.

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

   Broaderclause

   Part ofcomplex sentence

Questions about coordinate clause

What does coordinate clause mean?

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

Is coordinate clause a common word?

coordinate clause is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.