This document defines and provides examples of independent clauses, subordinate clauses, and phrases. Independent clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence, containing both a subject and a verb. Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone and require an independent clause, containing a subject and verb but introduced with a subordinating conjunction. Phrases do not contain subjects or verbs. The document provides examples of each and instructs the reader to identify clauses and phrases in practice examples. It concludes by prompting the reader to write a 3 paragraph essay incorporating clauses and phrases.