Predicate: sop

Roleset id: sop.01 , give a conciliatory gift or bribe, vncls: , framnet: -

sop.01: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?contribute?.

Roles:

        Arg0: gift giver
        Arg1: gift
        Arg2: recipient of gift

Example: All args

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John the Lobbyist sopped Congresswoman Mary with gifts.

        Arg0: John the Lobbyist
        Rel: sopped
        Arg2: Congresswoman Mary
        Arg1: with gifts.

Roleset id: sop.02 , cause to be drenched with liquid, vncls: 9.3, framnet: Cause_to_be_wet

sop.02: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. Member of Vncls funnel-9.3. Comparison to ?drench?.

Roles:

        Arg0: Causal agent (vnrole: 9.3-agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming wet (vnrole: 9.3-destination)
        Arg2: the liquid (vnrole: 9.3-theme)

Example: All args, with liquid as core arg

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        She sopped water onto the floor.

        Arg0: She
        Rel: sopped
        Arg2: water
        Arg1: onto the floor.

Example: All args, with destination as cor arg

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        She sopped the floor with water.

        Arg0: She
        Rel: sopped
        Arg1: the floor
        Arg2: with water

Example: Liquid as subject

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: full

        Sweat sopped his scalp and trickled down his forehead.

        Arg2: Sweat
        Rel: sopped
        Arg1: his scalp

Example: All args, liquid as destination

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        The Priest hath sopped the bread into the wine.

        Arg0: The Priest
        Rel: sopped
        Arg1: the bread
        Arg2: into the wine.

Roleset id: sop.03 , absorb liquid, vncls: , framnet: Cause_to_be_wet

sop.03: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?absorb?.

Roles:

        Arg0: Agent
        Arg1: liquid being absorbed
        Arg2: absorbent material
        Arg3: from where

Example: With machine agent, and source

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        [The space capsule]-1 fed him, gave him water, and *trace*-1 sopped his perspiration out of its air.

        Arg0: *trace*-1: [The space capsule]
        Rel: sopped
        Arg1: his perspiration
        Arg3: out of its air.

Example: Animate agent, with instrument

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        [Mr. Jensen]-1 righted the spilled glass and *trace*-1 sopped the water with his napkin.

        Arg0: *trace*-1: [Mr. Jensen]
        Rel: sopped
        Arg1: the water
        Arg2: with his napkin.

Example: sop_up

        person: other,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        I sopped up the offending crud with a napkin.

        Arg0: I
        Rel: sopped
        Argm-dir: up
        Arg1: crud
        Arg2: with a napkin.