SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] the [adj] question	319
2	[verb] the [adj] questions	150
3	ask the [adj] question	109
4	[to-vb] the [adj] question	100
5	answer the [adj] question	82
6	[vb base] the [adj] question	77
7	[vb past] the [adj] question	75
8	[verb] the following question	70
9	[v-ing] the [adj] question	70
10	[vb -s] the [adj] question	64
11	[vb infin] the [adj] question	50
12	[verb] the right question	39
13	raise the [adj] question	35
14	[vb pp] the [adj] question	33
15	[verb] the whole question	27
16	answer the [adj] question	27
17	asking the [adj] question	26
18	asked the [adj] question	23
19	raises the [adj] question	21
20	to answer the [adj] question	21
21	to ask the [adj] question	20
22	[verb] the wrong question	19
23	ask the [adj] question	17
24	[verb] the obvious question	14
25	pose the [adj] question	14
26	[verb] the important question	13
27	discuss the [adj] question	13
28	put the [adj] question	12
29	answer the [adj] question	12
30	[verb] the simple question	11