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Players must wait for the referee’s signal before starting the match.

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Sentence

Narrator

Players must wait for the referee’s signal before starting the match.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Instructions

Players should wait for the referee's signal before beginning the game.

Describing Rules

A key rule is that players must wait for the referee's whistle before starting play.

Explaining a Situation

The match couldn't start until the referee gave the signal.

Warning Someone

Don't start playing until the referee signals; it's against the rules.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Players are required to await the referee's signal prior to commencing the match.

Casual

Players have to wait for the ref's signal before they start playing.

Simpler English

Players need to wait for the referee to say 'go' before they start.

Phrases to learn

wait for the referee's signal

To await the referee's instruction or permission to begin.

starting the match

Beginning the game or competition.