wh-islands

A form of wh-island — An island (phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted) created by an embedded sentence that is a dependent clause introduced by a wh-word.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of wh-island
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APA

wh-islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wh-islands

MLA

“wh-islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wh-islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wh-islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wh-islands.

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