Chapter: Unit 3: Commands, Instructions, and Requests
đ Vocabulary
English For Today Class Two
â Most Important Exam Words
raisesit downstand upcleanquietclosecome herewritebookboarddrawstraightlineflowercolourgreenredinstructionrequestexcuse meborrowpleaseeraserthank youmy pleasureticketlitteringturn offphonewashcommunityrulefollowlisten carefullyshowwell donegood jobyou are welcome
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -ing to a verb to form an action noun or present participle: litter + ing = littering.
âē Add -ly to an adjective to form an adverb: careful + ly = carefully.
âē The prefix un- can make an opposite adjective: welcome -> unwelcome.
âē The prefix dis- can make an opposite verb: obey -> disobey.
âē Use compound phrases to make classroom expressions: classroom + rules = classroom rules.
âē Use verb + particle combinations as phrasal verbs: turn + off = turn off.
âē Use noun + er to name a person or thing that performs an action: erase + er = eraser.
1. Classroom Commands (8 words)
raise[āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Raise your hand.
Syn: liftAnt: lower
đĄ Exam tip: Raise your hand means āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
sit[āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¸āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻž
Example: Sit down, please.
Syn: restAnt: stand
đĄ Exam tip: Sit down-āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ stand upāĨ¤
stand[āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻ ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: Stand up, please.
Syn: riseAnt: sit
đĄ Exam tip: Stand up means āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĨ¤
clean[āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Clean the board.
Syn: washAnt: dirty
đĄ Exam tip: Clean can be both a verb and an adjective.
quiet[āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦ
Example: Be quiet in the class.
Syn: silentAnt: noisy
đĄ Exam tip: Be quiet means āĻā§āĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
close[āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Close your book.
Syn: shutAnt: open
đĄ Exam tip: Close and shut have nearly the same meaning.
come[āĻāĻžāĻŽ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¸āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž
Example: Come here, please.
Syn: approachAnt: go
đĄ Exam tip: Come here means āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤
write[āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Write your name.
Syn: noteAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: Write is pronounced āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ, but its spelling begins with w.
2. Classroom Actions and Objects (8 words)
book[āĻŦā§āĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ
Example: Open your book.
Syn: textbook
đĄ Exam tip: Book is a common classroom noun.
board[āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄ
Alt: āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨
Example: The teacher writes on the board.
Syn: blackboard
đĄ Exam tip: Board means āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĨ¤
name[āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŽ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Write your name on the board.
Syn: title
đĄ Exam tip: My name is used to introduce oneself.
hand[āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāĻ¤
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ
Example: Raise your hand.
Syn: palm
đĄ Exam tip: Hand is a body-part word.
book[āĻŦā§āĻ]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We book a seat.
Syn: reserveAnt: cancel
đĄ Exam tip: In this unit, book is mainly used as a noun.
circle[āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Draw a circle.
Syn: ring
đĄ Exam tip: Circle is a shape word.
front[āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§
Example: Come to the front.
Syn: forepartAnt: back
đĄ Exam tip: Front is opposite to back.
seat[āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨
Alt: āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Go back to your seat.
Syn: chair
đĄ Exam tip: Seat means āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĨ¤
3. Instructions and Drawing (8 words)
instruction[āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĨāĻž
Example: Listen to the instructions.
Syn: directionAnt: misdirection
đĄ Exam tip: Instruction means āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻļāĨ¤
draw[āĻĄā§āĻ°]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
Example: Draw a flower.
Syn: sketchAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: Draw is an irregular verb; its past form is drew.
straight[āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: Draw a straight line.
Syn: directAnt: curved
đĄ Exam tip: Straight line means āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
line[āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Make a long line.
Syn: stroke
đĄ Exam tip: Line is often used with straight, long, or short.
flower[āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: Draw a flower.
Syn: blossom
đĄ Exam tip: Flower is a common nature word.
colour[āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Colour it green and red.
Syn: paintAnt: bleach
đĄ Exam tip: Colour is British spelling; color is American spelling.
green[āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°
Example: The leaf is green.
Syn: verdantAnt: colourless
đĄ Exam tip: Green is a colour word.
red[āĻ°ā§āĻĄ]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°
Example: The flower is red.
Syn: crimsonAnt: colourless
đĄ Exam tip: Red is a colour word used before a noun or after is.
4. Making Polite Requests (8 words)
request[āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: This is a polite request.
Syn: appealAnt: command
đĄ Exam tip: Request is softer and politer than command.
excuse[āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Excuse me, Rita.
Syn: pardonAnt: offend
đĄ Exam tip: Excuse me is used before a polite request.
borrow[āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Can I borrow your eraser?
Syn: take on loanAnt: lend
đĄ Exam tip: Borrow means āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž; lend means āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
please[āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§
Example: Please show your ticket.
Syn: kindly
đĄ Exam tip: Please makes a request polite.
eraser[āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: May I borrow your eraser?
Syn: rubber
đĄ Exam tip: Eraser is an important classroom object.
ticket[āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Please show your ticket.
Syn: pass
đĄ Exam tip: Show your ticket is a common instruction.
thank[āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Thank you so much.
Syn: appreciateAnt: blame
đĄ Exam tip: Thank you is used after receiving help.
pleasure[āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇ
Example: My pleasure.
Syn: delightAnt: displeasure
đĄ Exam tip: My pleasure is a polite reply to thank you.
5. Rules and Public Signs (8 words)
litter[āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž
Example: Do not throw litter here.
Syn: rubbishAnt: cleanliness
đĄ Exam tip: Litter means āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
littering[āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: No littering, please.
Syn: dumpingAnt: cleaning
đĄ Exam tip: No littering means āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
turn[āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Turn off your phone.
Syn: switchAnt: turn on
đĄ Exam tip: Turn off means āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž; turn on means āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
phone[āĻĢā§āĻ¨]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ ā§āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Please turn off your phone.
Syn: mobile
đĄ Exam tip: Phone is a common modern device word.
wash[āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻļ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Wash your hands.
Syn: cleanAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: Wash is used with hands, face, and clothes.
community[āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ
Example: Our community is clean.
Syn: societyAnt: individual
đĄ Exam tip: Community means āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
rule[āĻ°ā§āĻ˛]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: Follow the classroom rules.
Syn: regulationAnt: disorder
đĄ Exam tip: A rule tells us what we should or should not do.
follow[āĻĢāĻ˛ā§]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž
Example: Follow the instructions.
Syn: obeyAnt: disobey
đĄ Exam tip: Follow instructions means āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
6. Praise, Answers, and Classroom Talk (8 words)
listen[āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž
Example: Listen carefully.
Syn: hearAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Listen means āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
carefully[āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŋ]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Example: Listen carefully to the teacher.
Syn: attentivelyAnt: carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: The ending -ly often forms an adverb.
sure[āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ
Example: Sure, teacher.
Syn: certainAnt: unsure
đĄ Exam tip: Sure can be used as a polite affirmative answer.
show[āĻļā§]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Show me your book.
Syn: displayAnt: hide
đĄ Exam tip: Show me means āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
here[āĻšāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: Here it is, teacher.
Syn: in this placeAnt: there
đĄ Exam tip: Here is opposite to there.
well[āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: Well done, Abeer.
Syn: nicelyAnt: badly
đĄ Exam tip: Well done is used to praise someone.
job[āĻāĻŦ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛
Example: Good job, Monali.
Syn: work
đĄ Exam tip: Good job means āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
welcome[āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŽ]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŽ
Alt: āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ
Example: You are welcome.
Syn: gladly receivedAnt: unwelcome
đĄ Exam tip: You are welcome is a reply to Thank you.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Commands usually begin with the base form of a verb: Sit down, Stand up, and Open your book.
âĸ Use please to make a command or request polite.
âĸ Borrow means āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, while lend means āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Close is the opposite of open, and sit is the opposite of stand.
âĸ Use Excuse me before asking someone politely for help or something.
âĸ Thank you is answered by You are welcome or My pleasure.
âĸ In No littering, littering means āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Turn off means āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, while turn on means āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Listen carefully contains the verb listen and the adverb carefully.
âĸ Good job and Well done are expressions of praise.
âĸ Remember that a full stop is usually used after a simple command.
âĸ For a polite question, use Can I or May I before the base verb: Can I borrow your eraser?