coordinate clause
noun /kəʊˌɔːdɪnət ˈklɔːz/
/kəʊˌɔːrdɪnət ˈklɔːz/
(grammar)- each of two or more parts of a sentence, often joined by and, or, but, etc., that make separate statements that each have 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’.