co·or·di·nate 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
并列分句，并列子句（常由 and、or、but 等连接） - 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’.
在“雨停了，太阳出来了”这句话中，“雨停了”和“太阳出来了”都是并列从句，用“and”连接起来。
- 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’.