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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Erase the board

If you want to remove the writing on the board how do natives ask someone to do that?
Erase/clean/rub the board.
  

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clean the board wipe the board clean (assuming that you clean it by wiping)

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  • clean the board wipe the board clean (assuming that you clean it by wiping)
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clean the board
wipe the board clean (assuming that you clean it by wiping)
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If you mean a blackboard or whiteboard, in the UK, you could say rub it out.
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Rub the whiteboard out. Right?
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sundarnazRub the whiteboard out. Right?
No. Rub out what's on the board. You could specify by talking about rubbing out a particular thing on it or, rubbing out everything on it.
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What should I say if I want someone to clean everything written on the whiteboard?
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sundarnaz What should I say if I want someone to clean everything written on the whiteboard?
What I said.
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A small cultural comment - Don't forget to say 'please'.Emotion: smile
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GPY What I said.
"Rub out what's on the board ." Are you talking about this sentence? Does it mean remove everything written on the board?
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I'd say 'clean the board'.
But I always do it myself.
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