If being followed was a certainty, what did it matter?
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	ING	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	followed	follow	VERB	PASS	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	csubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	PAST	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	certainty	certainty	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	Comma	_	6	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WH	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	PAST-AUX	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PERS-SG	_	11	nsubj	_	_
11	matter	matter	VERB	INF	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	QuestionMark	_	11	punct	_	_
