Dust furniture, vacuum carpet.

Meaning: This means that you should clean the furniture by removing the dust from it and vacuum the carpet to remove the dirt and dust.

Choice of Words: Dust means to remove dust from something. Furniture is the objects in a room that you sit on or put things on. Vacuum means to clean a carpet by sucking up the dirt and dust. Carpet is the soft covering on the floor of a room.

Alternative Expressions

Clean the furniture, suck up the dirt from the carpet.

Meaning: This means to make the furniture and carpet clean by removing dirt and dust.

Choice of Words: Clean means to remove dirt or dust from something. Furniture refers to the things in a room that you sit on or put things on, like chairs, tables, and sofas. Suck up means to pull something into a vacuum cleaner. Dirt refers to the small pieces of soil or other substances that can get on the carpet. Carpet is the soft material that covers the floor.

Make the furniture shiny, get rid of the dust bunnies on the carpet.

Meaning: This means to clean the furniture and carpet by making the furniture shiny and removing the dust bunnies.

Choice of Words: Shiny means to have a bright or polished surface. Furniture refers to the things in a room that you sit on or put things on, like chairs, tables, and sofas. Dust bunnies are small clumps of dust that collect on the carpet. Carpet is the soft material that covers the floor.

Wipe down the furniture, vacuum the carpet.

Meaning: This means to clean the furniture and carpet by wiping down the furniture and vacuuming the carpet.

Choice of Words: Wipe down means to clean something by rubbing it with a cloth or sponge. Furniture refers to the things in a room that you sit on or put things on, like chairs, tables, and sofas. Vacuum means to use a vacuum cleaner to suck up dirt and dust. Carpet is the soft material that covers the floor.

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