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Definition of clause
A group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence.
The sentence "When it rained they went inside" consists of two clauses: "When it rained" and "they went inside."
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"When it rained" cannot stand alone: When it rained . . . what? What happened when it rained?
Again, from the Merriam-Webster site:
Definition of subordinate clause
A clause that does not form a simple sentence by itself and that is connected to the main clause of a sentence.
In the sentence "I went home because I felt ill," "because I felt ill" is a subordinate clause.
A subordinate clause has a subject and verb, but cannot stand alone as a sentence, because it begins with a Subordinate Conjunction or a Relative Pronoun, that connects (subordinates) the clause to the main one.
Check out this site for a really good list of subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns and examples (and it's printable):