Islands Apr 2026

Not all subject islands are equally strong. Some violations become acceptable if they are "saved" by a second gap in the sentence, known as a .

"Which book did you file ___ [without reading ___]?" Islands

The second gap is inside an "island," but the first "licit" gap makes the whole sentence feel okay to a native speaker. Not all subject islands are equally strong

Some researchers suggest the problem isn't grammar, but . Islands