‘Must’ is a modal verb that can be used to express obligation or necessity. It is often used to indicate that something is required or mandatory. For example:
- An employee must follow the company’s code of conduct.
- A candidate must meet the qualifications for the job.
- A patient must provide accurate medical history to the doctor.
- An organization must comply with government regulations.
- An owner must maintain their property.
- A user must agree to the terms and conditions before using a service.
- A court must follow the law when making decisions.
- A product must meet certain safety standards before it can be sold.
- Entries must be submitted before the deadline.
- Leaders must set a good example for their followers.
Here are student examples of using a range of subjects before ‘must’:
So I must study English very hard.
PELIC Korean male level 2 writing class.
You must do the homework each day without delay.
Arabic, female, level 4 writing class
I think that teenagers must study.
TLC speaking test, female Spain B1
In the English Grammar Profile,
B1 point 88 in the category of MODALITY is defined:
‘must’ (with a wide range of pronouns and nouns) to talk about obligation and necessity
A2 point 49:
‘must’ with a limited range of pronouns (‘I’ and ‘you’) to talk about obligation and necessity.
An iWeb search for:
_NN must_VM
1 STUDENTS MUST 95663
2 APPLICANTS MUST 50462
3 STUDENT MUST 34512
4 CANDIDATES MUST 21514
5 APPLICANT MUST 18515
6 PERSON MUST 16671
7 PEOPLE MUST 13556
8 PROGRAM MUST 13284
9 PLAYERS MUST 13249
10 CANDIDATE MUST 12872
11 MEMBERS MUST 12744
12 FORM MUST 12176
13 APPLICATION MUST 12159
14 PARTICIPANTS MUST 11679
15 CARE MUST 10919
16 SYSTEM MUST 10795
17 CHILDREN MUST 10543
18 COMPANY MUST 10492
19 GOVERNMENT MUST 10466
20 COMPANIES MUST 10129
21 INFORMATION MUST 10048
22 PLAYER MUST 10026
23 APPLICATIONS MUST 9892
24 USER MUST 9686
25 USERS MUST 9513
26 EMPLOYER MUST 9461
27 EMPLOYEES MUST 9193
28 ITEMS MUST 8659
29 TEAM MUST 8461
30 WORK MUST 7715
31 INDIVIDUAL MUST 7565
32 PARENTS MUST 7520
33 CHILD MUST 7485
34 MAN MUST 7326
35 COURT MUST 7310
36 EMPLOYERS MUST 7140
37 EMPLOYEE MUST 6978
38 ENTRIES MUST 6909
39 REQUESTS MUST 6673
40 MEMBER MUST 6409
41 REQUEST MUST 6386
42 NOTICE MUST 6316
43 DATA MUST 6306
44 THINGS MUST 6209
45 PLAN MUST 6140
46 PAYMENT MUST 6082
47 COURSES MUST 6070
48 CUSTOMERS MUST 6023
49 LEADERS MUST 5951
50 CUSTOMER MUST 5849
51 NAME MUST 5761
52 ORGANIZATIONS MUST 5686
53 FILE MUST 5646
54 GUESTS MUST 5619
55 DOCUMENTS MUST 5544
56 ACCOUNT MUST 5502
Your account must have a verified phone number and confirmed email address.
57 VALUE MUST 5435
58 BUSINESS MUST 5423
59 STATE MUST 5410
60 PROCESS MUST 5363
61 INDIVIDUALS MUST 5269
62 REQUIREMENTS MUST 5256
63 PARTY MUST 5232
64 PROPERTY MUST 5185
65 PRODUCT MUST 5156
66 PRODUCTS MUST 5113
67 SERVICES MUST 5102
68 OWNER MUST 5047
69 SERVICE MUST 5030
70 SCHOOL MUST 5025
71 ORGANIZATION MUST 4997
72 PATIENTS MUST 4805
73 BUSINESSES MUST 4803
74 PROGRAMS MUST 4702
75 TEACHERS MUST 4689
76 TEAMS MUST 4652
77 DRIVERS MUST 4646
78 PARTIES MUST 4634
79 MANAGERS MUST 4620
80 SCHOOLS MUST 4612
81 NUMBER MUST 4434
82 STAFF MUST 4425
83 MATERIALS MUST 4415
84 TIME MUST 4363
85 PROVIDERS MUST 4343
86 ORDERS MUST 4337
87 COURSE MUST 4315
88 VEHICLE MUST 4265
89 HOURS MUST 4262
90 OWNERS MUST 4222
91 BODY MUST 4214
92 ENTRANTS MUST 4149
93 MEN MUST 4106
94 FORMS MUST 4079
95 MANAGER MUST 4078
96 ORDER MUST 4061
97 SYSTEMS MUST 4054
98 GROUP MUST 4009
99 WOMEN MUST 3995
100 PATIENT MUST 3991
A2:
care, companies, company, customer, customers, documents, file, form, forms, guests, information, manager, managers, member, members, must, notice, order, orders, plan, program, programs, staff, team, teams
B1:
account, application, applications, candidate, candidates, court, employee, employees, employer, employers, entries, government, individual, items, leaders, materials, organization, organizations, owner, owners, patient, patients, product, products, property, request, requests, service, services, system, systems, user, users, value, vehicle
1 . I MUST SAY 10104
2 . I MUST ADMIT 6217
3 . YOU MUST USE 4022
4 . YOU MUST MAKE 2616
5 . YOU MUST PROVIDE 2588
6 . YOU MUST COMPLETE 2235
7 . YOU MUST TAKE 2056
8 . YOU MUST KNOW 1749
9 . YOU MUST PAY 1715
10 . YOU MUST KEEP 1607
According to AI,
Here are the most frequently found collocations to complete the above results as sentences:
- I must say that I’m impressed with your work.
- I must admit that I was wrong about you.
- You must use this tool to get the job done.
- You must make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
- You must provide all the necessary information before we can proceed.
- You must complete this form before the deadline.
- You must take responsibility for your actions.
- You must know that this is a difficult task.
- You must pay the fee before the due date.
- You must keep this document safe and secure.
EXPERT EXAMPLE: