| coordinate clause |
| Definition: A clause that is connected to one or more clauses of equal status. |
| Example:
I yelled as loud as I could, but she couldn't hear me.
In the above the two coordinate clauses are (1) I yelled as loud as I could and (2) she couldn't hear me They are connected by the coordinating conjunction but. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: The term's first citation is from 1871: "A Coordinate Clause is not governed in its construction by the Principal Sentence." (Public Sch. Lat. Gram. §151) |