sign a form

Meaning

This expression means to write your signature on an official document or paper to show agreement, give permission, or confirm information. In a school or university setting, this is done for registration, course changes, or field trips. The tone is neutral and administrative.

Examples

• Please sign a form at the reception desk before you enter the lab.

  Please sign a form at the reception desk before you enter the lab.

• You must sign a form to authorize the university to release your transcripts.

  You must sign a form to authorize the university to release your transcripts.

• Parents need to sign a form for their children to go on the field trip.

  Parents need to sign a form for their children to go on the field trip.

• She forgot to sign the enrollment form, so her registration was delayed.

  She forgot to sign the enrollment form, so her registration was delayed.

• Can you sign this form at the bottom of the page, please?

  Can you sign this form at the bottom of the page, please?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please write your sign on this form.

  ✓ Please sign this form.

  'Sign' is a verb. The noun is 'signature'. Alternatively, you can use the collocation 'sign a form' directly.

• ✗ I need to sign on a form before I can register.

  ✓ I need to sign a form before I can register.

  Do not use the preposition 'on' after 'sign' when referring to the document itself. You 'sign a form', not 'sign on a form'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Before you can join the club, you need to ___.

  💡 Put your signature on a document.

  Show answer

  sign a form

• The advisor asked me to ___ to change my major.

  💡 Write your name on an official paper to approve it.

  Show answer

  sign a form