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title: mopping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mopping» in the school dictionary: Mopping is cleaning a floor with a mop and water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mopping

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**Who acts:** Mopping, Mum, I, caretaker, He, We · **What happens:** mop, clean, mean, wipe, mop up, clean up · **To what, where:** floor, something, spilled liquid, last parts, kitchen floor, spilled paint · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mopping» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [mopping in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mopping.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mopping is cleaning a floor with a mop and water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:m1:1
# text = Mopping is cleaning a floor with a mop and water.
1	Mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mop	mop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **clean** | present · progressive |  | a floor |  |  |  | with a mop and water | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent floor=Patient with mop=Instrument |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mopping can mean wiping something such as sweat or tears with a cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:m2:1
# text = Mopping can mean wiping something such as sweat or tears with a cloth.
1	Mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	wiping	wipe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	sweat	sweat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wipe** *not said to happen* | gerund |  | something |  |  |  | such sweat or tears; with a cloth | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Mopping up" means cleaning up spilled liquid or finishing the last parts of a job.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:m3:1
# text = "Mopping up" means cleaning up spilled liquid or finishing the last parts of a job.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	spilled	spill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	finishing	finish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mop up** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Mopping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **clean up** *not said to happen* | gerund | Mopping *not said here* | spilled liquid |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient |
| 4 | **spill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **finish** | gerund | Mopping *not said here* | the last parts of a job |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality part=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum is mopping the kitchen floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x1:1
# text = Mum is mopping the kitchen floor.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mop** | present · progressive | Mum | the kitchen floor |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent floor=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful, I've just finished mopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x2:1
# text = Careful, I've just finished mopping.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mop** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caretaker was mopping up the spilled paint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x3:1
# text = The caretaker was mopping up the spilled paint.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caretaker	caretaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spilled	spill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mop up** | past · progressive | the caretaker | the spilled paint |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent paint=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **spill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He kept mopping his brow in the heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x4:1
# text = He kept mopping his brow in the heat.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brow	brow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mop** | gerund | He *not said here* | his brow |  | the heat |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent brow=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We spent the afternoon mopping up after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x5:1
# text = We spent the afternoon mopping up after the flood.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | We |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mop up** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  |  | after the flood |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mopping is easier with warm water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x6:1
# text = Mopping is easier with warm water.
1	Mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Mopping |  |  |  |  | with warm water; easy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"No," answered Uncle Remus, mopping his benign features with a very large and very red bandana.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mopping:x7:1
# text = "No," answered Uncle Remus, mopping his benign features with a very large and very red bandana.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
5	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Remus	Remus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	mopping	mop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	benign	benign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	features	feature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	very	very	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
20	bandana	bandana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Uncle Remus |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mop** | gerund | Uncle Remus *not said here* | Remus's benign features |  |  |  | with a large bandana | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent feature=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **feature** |  | Remus |  |  |  |  |  | nom feature «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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