Communication through text messaging and other instant forms of online communication is short and basic. Some people think this will be the death of grammar and spelling. Do you agree or disagree?
Sample Response
Trends in technologyTechnology have made it easy for people to converse through text messages as well as other abbreviated formsother short forms of words. The emergence of this type of communication will end grammar and spelling. I agree with this viewI agree with it, as frequent use of these formsfrequent usage of these will make essential elements of a language redundant, and there is the chance of making a language extinct by degradingdepreciating its essential components.
To begin with, regular useusage of texting or other short forms makes people forgetforgetful about the correct spelling of particular wordsaccurate spellings of a particular word. They feel more comfortable using short forms to communicateshort forms for communicating with others. For instance, many peoplemasses abbreviate expressions such as ‘because,’ ‘good night,’ and ‘good morning’use because, good night or good morning to address others. This kind of abbreviated communicationSuch instant communication is so prevalent that people need to think to see the accuracy of spelling and grammar. Resultantly, individuals feel diffident writing on a paper, or even they need to get better grades when it comes to cracking some entrance exams such as UPSC or IELTS.
Moreover, texting or using short forms can cause language extinction. To elaborate, when people do not pay attention to the subtlety of grammar or spelling, the language can die automatically, or the efforts of lexicographers can succeed in vain, who made a lot of effort and spent many years to make these. Just because of its conveniencecomfortability as well as itsit’s popularity, some sections of societya specific section of society can put any language on the verge of extinction. English and Sanskrit are two languagesEnglish and Sanskrit are a few languages that are losing their importance due to instant communication.
To conclude, it is clear that regular usage of short forms, as well as text messages, will ruin the people’s writing skillswriting skills of people, and it might also put a language at risk and belittle the efforts of lexicographers who have worked hard to document themdone hard labour to make them.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response maintains a clear position and organises two relevant reasons into a straightforward argument. Its main limitation is that support is often vague, implausible, or awkwardly expressed, so claims about examinations and language extinction are not convincingly established. The highest-priority improvement is to develop each reason with a precise causal explanation and a credible, clearly worded example while tightening sentence-level control.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
A clear agreement position is maintained and supported by two relevant reasons, but several claims are insufficiently explained or substantiated.
Develop each main idea through a credible cause-and-effect chain and a specific example that directly proves the claimed harm.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response follows a logical four-paragraph structure, although progression within body paragraphs becomes unclear where ideas and examples are loosely connected.
Use fewer mechanical linkers and make each sentence explicitly extend, explain, or exemplify the preceding claim.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is sufficiently varied for the topic, but recurring word-choice and collocation problems make several statements awkward or imprecise.
Prefer accurate common collocations, such as spelling accuracy and written examinations, over forced expressions such as comfortability or cracking exams.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex structures communicates the main message, despite recurring errors in sentence construction, reference, articles, and possessives.
Proofread complex sentences for complete clause relationships and clear pronoun reference, then correct forms such as its rather than it’s.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Communication through text messaging and other instant forms of online communication is short and basic. Some people think this will be the death of grammar and spelling. Do you agree or disagree?
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