Clause, phrase and sentence

The basic unit of English grammar is the clause:

[An unlucky student almost lost a 17th century violin worth
almost 200,000]
[when he left it in the waiting room of a London station.]
[William Brown inherited the 1698 Stradivarius violin from his
mother]
[and had just had it valued by a London dealer at 180,000.]
Clauses are made up of phrases:
[An unlucky student] + [almost lost] + [a 17th century violin
worth almost 200,000]
[when] + [he] + [left] + [it] + [in the waiting room of a London
station.]
[William Brown] + [inherited] + [the 1698 Stradivarius violin] +
[from his mother]
[and] [had just had it valued] + [by a London dealer] + [at
180,000.]
We can join two or more clauses together to make sentences.
An unlucky student almost lost a 17th century violin worth
almost 200,000 when he left it in the waiting room of a London
station.
William Brown inherited the 1698 Stradivarius violin from his
mother and had just had it valued by a London dealer at
180,000.