No. Band 7 allows some errors, as long as you use a range of structures and errors rarely cause misunderstanding. Aim for variety, then accuracy.
IELTS Grammar
Grammatical Range & Accuracy is 25% of Writing and Speaking. Band 7+ requires a mix of simple and complex sentences with only occasional errors. You do not need perfect grammar — you need variety used accurately.
Structures that raise your band
- Complex sentences — “Although the policy is costly, it benefits society in the long run.”
- Relative clauses — “Students who study abroad often gain independence.”
- Conditionals — “If governments invested more, pollution would fall.”
- The passive — “The data were collected over ten years.” (useful in Task 1)
- Cohesive tenses — mixing present perfect, past and future to show time relationships.
Errors that cost the most marks
- Subject–verb agreement: “people is” → “people are”.
- Articles: dropping “a/an/the” (a common Bengali-speaker error).
- Uncountable nouns: “informations”, “advices” → “information”, “advice”.
- Run-on sentences with no punctuation between clauses.
- Wrong prepositions: “discuss about”, “depend of” → “discuss”, “depend on”.
Articles (a/an/the) and countable/uncountable nouns. Mastering these two areas alone often lifts writing by half a band.
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