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title: cleaners — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cleaners» in the school dictionary: Cleaners are people whose job is to clean buildings, like schools, offices or homes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cleaners

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**Who acts:** Cleaners, job, dry cleaner, shop, school cleaners, everyone · **What happens:** be, use, clean, work, go, keep · **To what, where:** people, products, shop, clothes, cleaners, different cleaners · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cleaners» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [cleaners in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cleaners.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cleaners are people whose job is to clean buildings, like schools, offices or homes.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:m1:1
# text = Cleaners are people whose job is to clean buildings, like schools, offices or homes.
1	Cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cleaners | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Cleaners are also products or machines used for cleaning, like floor cleaners or vacuum cleaners.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:m2:1
# text = Cleaners are also products or machines used for cleaning, like floor cleaners or vacuum cleaners.
1	Cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	products	product	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	vacuum	vacuum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cleaners | products or machines |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | products or machines *not said here* |  |  |  | for cleaning; like floor cleaners or vacuum cleaners | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The cleaners» or «the dry cleaner's» is a shop that cleans clothes with special chemicals.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:m3:1
# text = «The cleaners» or «the dry cleaner's» is a shop that cleans clothes with special chemicals.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	cleans	clean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	16	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the dry cleaner | a shop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **clean** | present | a shop | clothes |  |  |  | with special chemicals | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient with chemical=Instrument |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school cleaners work after everyone goes home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x1:1
# text = The school cleaners work after everyone goes home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the school cleaners |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep cleaners locked away from little children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x2:1
# text = Keep cleaners locked away from little children.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | cleaners |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cleaner=Theme |
| 2 | **lock away** | participle |  | cleaners *not said here* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never mix different cleaners together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x3:1
# text = Never mix different cleaners together.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	mix	mix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mix** | imperative | you *not said here* | different cleaners |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cleaner=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad took his suit to the cleaners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x4:1
# text = Dad took his suit to the cleaners.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Dad | Dad's suit |  | the cleaners |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent suit=Theme to cleaner=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our vacuum cleaner is very loud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x5:1
# text = Our vacuum cleaner is very loud.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	vacuum	vacuum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our vacuum cleaner |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say thank you to the cleaners for keeping school tidy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x6:1
# text = Say thank you to the cleaners for keeping school tidy.
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	compound	_	_
2	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tidy	tidy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | to the cleaners | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | gerund |  | school tidy |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tidy=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some cleaners have a warning sign on the bottle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x7:1
# text = Some cleaners have a warning sign on the bottle.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some cleaners | a warning sign |  | the bottle |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you swallow cleaners by accident, tell an adult at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cleaners:x8:1
# text = If you swallow cleaners by accident, tell an adult at once.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | cleaners |  |  |  | by accident | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cleaner=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

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