| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] it [pron] | 91 |
|
| 2 | what [was/were] it [pron] | 66 |
|
| 3 | [Wh det] [was/were] it [pron] | 66 |
|
| 4 | what [was/were] it [pron] | 66 |
|
| 5 | [conj] [was/were] it [pron] | 39 |
|
| 6 | [coord] [was/were] it [pron] | 35 |
|
| 7 | or [was/were] it [pron] | 28 |
|
| 8 | or [was/were] it [pron] | 28 |
|
| 9 | [adv] [was/were] it [pron] | 27 |
|
| 10 | [Wh pn] [was/were] it [pron] | 22 |
|
| 11 | who [was/were] it [pron] | 22 |
|
| 12 | who [was/were] it [pron] | 22 |
|
| 13 | [Wh adv] [was/were] it [pron] | 22 |
|
| 14 | [adj] [was/were] it [pron] | 13 |
|
| 15 | [det] [was/were] it [pron] | 12 |
|
| 16 | that [was/were] it [pron] | 9 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] it [pron] | 9 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] it [pron] | 9 |
|
| 19 | that [was/were] it [pron] | 9 |
|
| 20 | why [was/were] it [pron] | 8 |
|
| 21 | why [was/were] it [pron] | 8 |
|
| 22 | where [was/were] it [pron] | 6 |
|
| 23 | where [was/were] it [pron] | 6 |
|
| 24 | how [was/were] it [pron] | 5 |
|
| 25 | [adv] [was/were] it [pron] | 5 |
|
| 26 | how [was/were] it [pron] | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] it [pron] | 29 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [pron] | 21 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] it [pron] | 20 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [not/n't] it [pron] | 18 |
|
