Clause Definition: A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that makes sense on its own.

Clause Types:

• Independent Clause (Main Clause): It's a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.

• Dependent Clause (Subordinate Clause): It's not a complete thought and relies on an independent clause to make sense

Compound Sentences: They have two or more complete thoughts (independent clauses).

Coordination: This is when you combine these complete thoughts to make a compound sentence.

Joining: You can join independent clauses in a compound sentence using coordinating conjunctions like "and," "but," "or," "so," or by using semicolons.

Markers: These are words or phrases that show the connections between coordinated parts.

Coordinating Conjunctions: They're common markers that connect coordinated parts in a sentence. Examples include "and," "but," "or," "yet," "so," "for," and "nor."

Coordination Levels: It happens at different levels in a sentence, like coordinating single words, phrases, or entire clauses.

Purpose: This helps writers make sentences that are balanced, clear, and concise by linking related ideas and elements together.

Complex Sentences: They have both complete thoughts (independent clauses) and incomplete thoughts (dependent clauses).

Subordination: This is when you connect a dependent clause to an independent clause to give extra information or context.

Functions of Subordinate Clauses: They do different jobs, like describing how, when, or why something happens (adverbial), giving more information about nouns (adjectival), or acting as nouns themselves (noun clauses).

Types of Subordinate Clauses:

1. Adverbial Clauses: They describe verbs and answer questions like how, when, where, or why something happens.

2. Adjectival Clauses: They describe nouns and give extra information about them.

3. Noun Clauses: They act like nouns in a sentence, often as subjects, objects, or complements.