Clauses

Try Sentence Speedway for clause practice:

Ok, so it's not a race car. But it's a very cool sports car.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_speedway/index_pre.html

You'll need to know:

A phrase, by the way, is a group of words that is lacking either a subject or a verb.
A clause (whether it's independent or dependent) contains both a subject and a verb.

Would you like to get ahead on your work? 

If so, memorize:

Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS):

and the Subordinating Conjunctions, which can be found here:

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subordinateconjunction.htm