plonk
Who acts: you, He, She, Dad, They, little boy · What happens: put down, sit down, plonk, plonk down, have, plonk out · To what, where: something, bag, himself, sofa, coat, chair
«plonk» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: plonk in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
verb (informal, UK, Australia, NZ): To put something down heavily or carelessly.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 UK | punct |
| 3 | informal | informal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 UK | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 UK | punct |
| 5 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 verb | appos |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Australia | punct |
| 7 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 UK | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 NZ | punct |
| 9 | NZ | NZ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 UK | conj |
| 10 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 UK | punct |
| 11 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 13 put | punct |
| 12 | To | to | PART | _ | 13 put | mark |
| 13 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 verb | conj |
| 14 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 13 put | obj |
| 15 | down | down | ADP | _ | 13 put | compound:prt |
| 16 | heavily | heavily | ADV | _ | 13 put | advmod |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 carelessly | cc |
| 18 | carelessly | carelessly | ADV | _ | 16 heavily | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 verb | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put down | to-infinitive | something | heavily property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Plonk your bag there."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Plonk | punct |
| 2 | Plonk | plonk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 bag | nmod:poss |
| 4 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Plonk | obj |
| 5 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 2 Plonk | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Plonk | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Plonk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plonk in a quote | imperative | you not said here | your bag | there | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bag=Theme |
Meaning 2
verb (informal): To sit down heavily.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 informal | punct |
| 3 | informal | informal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 verb | appos |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 informal | punct |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 sit | punct |
| 6 | To | to | PART | _ | 7 sit | mark |
| 7 | sit | sit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 verb | parataxis |
| 8 | down | down | ADP | _ | 7 sit | compound:prt |
| 9 | heavily | heavily | ADV | _ | 7 sit | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 verb | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit down | to-infinitive | heavily property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He plonked himself on the sofa."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 plonked | punct |
| 2 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 plonked | nsubj |
| 3 | plonked | plonk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 3 plonked | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 sofa | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sofa | det |
| 7 | sofa | sofa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 plonked | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 plonked | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 plonked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plonk in a quote | past | He | himself = he | the sofa | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location himself=Theme |
Meaning 3
noun (informal, UK, Australia).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 UK | punct |
| 3 | informal | informal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 UK | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 UK | punct |
| 5 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 noun | appos |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Australia | punct |
| 7 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 UK | conj |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 UK | punct |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 noun | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Cheap wine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheap | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 wine | amod |
| 2 | wine | wine | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wine | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
noun: A dull, heavy sound, like a single piano note: "plonk!".
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 sound | punct |
| 3 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 sound | det |
| 4 | dull | dull | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 sound | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 dull | punct |
| 6 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 sound | amod |
| 7 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 noun | appos |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 note | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 13 note | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 note | det |
| 11 | single | single | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 note | amod |
| 12 | piano | piano | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 note | compound |
| 13 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sound | conj |
| 14 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 16 plonk | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 plonk | punct |
| 16 | plonk | plonk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 note | appos |
| 17 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 16 plonk | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 plonk | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 noun | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Just plonk your coat on the chair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just | just | ADV | _ | 2 plonk | advmod |
| 2 | plonk | plonk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 coat | nmod:poss |
| 4 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plonk | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 chair | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 chair | det |
| 7 | chair | chair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plonk | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 plonk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plonk | imperative | you not said here | your coat | the chair | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location coat=Theme |
Example 2
She plonked herself down next to me.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 plonked | nsubj |
| 2 | plonked | plonk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 2 plonked | obj |
| 4 | down | down | ADP | _ | 2 plonked | compound:prt |
| 5 | next | next | ADV | _ | 2 plonked | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 me | case |
| 7 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 next | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 plonked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plonk down | past | She | herself = she | next property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location herself=Theme |
Example 3
Dad plonked the shopping on the table.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plonked | nsubj |
| 2 | plonked | plonk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 shopping | det |
| 4 | shopping | shopping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plonked | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 table | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 table | det |
| 7 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 plonked | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 plonked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plonk | past | Dad | the shopping | the table | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shopping=Theme |
Example 4
They had a bottle of cheap plonk with dinner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bottle | det |
| 4 | bottle | bottle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 plonk | case |
| 6 | cheap | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 plonk | amod |
| 7 | plonk | plonk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bottle | nmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 dinner | case |
| 9 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 plonk | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | They | a bottle of cheap plonk with dinner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Patient |
Example 5
The little boy plonked out a tune on the piano.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 boy | det |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 boy | amod |
| 3 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | plonked | plonk | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 boy | acl |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 plonked | compound:prt |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 tune | det |
| 7 | tune | tune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 plonked | obl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 piano | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 piano | det |
| 10 | piano | piano | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tune | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 boy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plonk out | participle | the little boy not said here | a tune on the piano | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
Don't plonk that heavy box on my toe!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 plonk | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 plonk | advmod |
| 3 | plonk | plonk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 box | det |
| 5 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 box | amod |
| 6 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 plonk | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 toe | case |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 toe | nmod:poss |
| 9 | toe | toe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 plonk | obl |
| 10 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 plonk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not plonk | imperative · do-support | you not said here | that heavy box | my toe | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location box=Theme |
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