In the exam, students must identify the coordinate clauses and explain how coordinating conjunctions link them.

The contract included a forum clause that designated New York courts as the exclusive venue for any disputes.

The company negotiated a sunrise clause so the policy would cover claims arising before the contract's effective date.

The contract's sunrise clauses ensure certain regulations take effect gradually after enactment.

The matrix clause determines the tense and mood for the embedded subordinate clause.

The linguistics professor compared the distribution of matrix clauses across different dialects during the seminar.

Many international contracts include forum clauses to specify where disputes will be resolved.

The contract's jurisdiction clauses were negotiated extensively to avoid disputes over venue.

The contract contained a jurisdiction clause requiring all disputes to be litigated in the courts of New York.

In the grammar textbook, supplementive clauses are discussed as a way to provide additional information about the subject.