wh-island
Noun
Meaning
wh-island (plural wh-islands)
(grammar) 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.
Noun
wh-island (plural wh-islands)
(grammar) 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.