Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] PLOP (NP2[theme]) PP[location] NP1[theme] PLOP PP[location|direction]
Examples:
Slater plopped the girl down on a pile of large pillows in the corner.
The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.
He plopped the tray down.
Skeeter plopped down enough cash to buy the drinks he'd promised and then some.
Then the boys plopped themselves down
A frog plopped into the pond.
Big raindrops plopped against the window.
It plopped silently into the water at the beach of a tree-covered island.
He plopped into a chair.
Mappings:
VerbNet: appear-48.1.1,assuming_position-50,sound_emission-43.2,spatial_configuration-47.6
FrameNet: Make_noise,Impact
PropBank: plop.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3