Identify each italicized subordinate clause as a noun clause, an adjective clause, or an adverb clause,
what the speaker said was not clear
o noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause

The subordinate clause in the sentence is a noun clause.

Explanation:

A clause must have a subject and a verb. A noun clause is a subordinate (dependent) clause that functions as a noun in a sentence. Therefore, just like a noun, it can be: subject, object of a verb or of a preposition, or a predicate nominative. Noun clauses begin with words such as what, whatever, when, which, how etc.

In the sentence "What the speaker said was not clear" we can safely say we have a noun clause in "what the speaker said". It is a clause because it has a subject (speaker) and a verb (said). It is a noun clause because it starts with "what" and it functions as the subject of "was not clear". "Was" is a linking verb and "not clear" is the subject complement - and it is not a clause.

postive, comparative, superlative - good, better, best

recall how we defined nouns as words capable of having plurals and possessive endings. adjectives (and their first cousin, the adverb) also have a feature that distinguishes them. they come in three states. first, the raw adjective—in its positive state—merely describes the noun modified; it doesn’t care about how this particular person or thing stacks up against other members of the same noun class

huck's relationship with food is a prominent theme throughout the novel, and during his time on jackson's island and working his way down river, huck revels in and enjoys his ad hoc dining. in the first chapter, we observe huck is ironically trapped in a "civilized" world, when he would prefer to live freely in nature.