Common Grammar Mistakes in IELTS Writing and How to Fix Them

Common Grammar Mistakes in IELTS Writing and How to Fix Them

Grammar accounts for 25% of your IELTS Writing score. Even minor errors can prevent you from achieving Band 7 or higher.

1. Article Errors (a, an, the)

Use "the" with specific nouns, "a/an" with singular countable nouns, and no article with general statements.

2. Subject-Verb Agreement

Singular subjects take singular verbs. "The number of students is increasing" not "are increasing".

3. Countable vs Uncountable Nouns

Information, advice, and research are uncountable. Use "fewer" with countable, "less" with uncountable.

4-10. Additional Common Errors

Verb tense consistency, preposition errors, comma splices, relative clauses, modal verbs, parallel structure, and word form errors.

Practice these rules and your grammar score will improve significantly!