coordinate clause

Universal Words 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: 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'. compareSUBORDINATECLAUSE