Collins Cobuild

conditional
clause
 a  subordinate  clause,  usually  starting  with  ‘if’  or
‘unless’,  which  is  used  to  talk  about  possible  situations  and  their
results; eg They would be rich if they had taken my advice… We’ll go to
the park, unless it rains.
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66
–
67
conjunction
 a  word  such  as  ‘and’,  ‘because’,  or  ‘nor’,  that  links  two
clauses, groups, or words.
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1
,
97
,
102
continuous
tense
a tense which contains a form of the verb ‘be’ and a
present  participle;  eg  Shewas  laughing…  They  had  been  playing
badminton. See
tense
.
See Unit
60
contrast
clause
a subordinate clause, usually introduced by ‘although’
or ‘in spite of the fact that’, which contrasts with a main clause; eg

---

Although I like her, I find her hard to talk to.
See Unit
99
coordinating
conjunction
 a  conjunction  such  as  ‘and’,  ‘but’,  or  ‘or’,
which links two main clauses.
See Unit
102
countable
noun
another name for
count noun
.