Predicate: plop

Roleset id: plop.01 , drop smth heavily/carelessly, perhaps making a plopping noise, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

plop.01: PLOP-V NOTES: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. Member of Vnclss appear-48.1.1, assuming_position-50, sound_emission-43.2, spatial_configuration-47.6. Comparison to 'slam'. (from plop.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
plop (v.)Make_noise Impact

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, person purposefully doing the dropping (vnrole: 47.6-Agent, 50-Agent, 43.2-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing being dropped (vnrole: 47.6-Theme, 48.1.1-Theme, 43.2-Theme)
        Arg2-GOL: location/destination of the thing being dropped (vnrole: 47.6-Location, 48.1.1-Location, 50-Location, 43.2-Location)

Example: All arguments

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

        Slater plopped the girl down on a pile of large pillows in the corner.

        Arg0: Slater
        Rel: plopped
        Arg1: the girl
        Argm-dir: down
        Arg2: on a pile of large pillows in the corner.

Example: With direction, no location

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

        He plopped the tray down.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: plopped
        Arg1: the tray
        Argm-dir: down.

Example: Agentive self-plopping

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

        He plopped into a chair.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: plopped
        Arg2: into a chair.

Example: Non-agentive plopping

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

        Big raindrops plopped against the window.

        Arg1: Big raindrops
        Rel: plopped
        Arg2: against the window.

Example: Silent plopping

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

        The carbonite core plopped silently into the water at the beach of a tree-covered island.

        Arg1: The carbonite core
        Rel: plopped
        Argm-mnr: silently
        Arg2: into the water
        Argm-loc: at the beach of a tree-covered island.