Farmer kept the pigsty clean.

Meaning: This sentence describes the farmer's responsibility to maintain the cleanliness of the pigsty.

Choice of Words: Farmer is a person who works on a farm. Kept means to maintain something in a particular state or condition. Pigsty is a place where pigs are kept. Clean means free from dirt, marks, or stains. When you put them together, "Farmer kept the pigsty clean" means that the person who works on a farm maintained the place where pigs are kept free from dirt, marks, or stains.

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