This document discusses different types of clauses in English grammar. It defines a clause as a group of words containing a subject and verb that can form a complete sentence or part of a sentence. There are two main types of clauses: independent clauses, which can stand alone as sentences, and dependent clauses, which cannot stand alone and provide additional information to independent clauses. The document then describes specific types of dependent clauses, including noun clauses, adverb clauses, adjective clauses, and coordinate clauses.