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The one thing blocking your Band 7.

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Your band, and the one fix to raise it.
Sample essayTask 2
5.5to6.5
5.06.07.08.09.0YOUR GOAL
LR7.0
Lexical Resource
Strongest
TR6.5
Task Response
CC6.0
Coherence & Cohesion
GRA5.5
Grammatical Range
Your blocker
Your one blocker
Your ceiling: Grammatical Range. Fix this one criterion to reach Band 7.

Many people thinks that technology have changed our life and it is more easier to talk with others…

Subject-verb agreement. “thinks” / “have” caps Grammatical Range at Band 6.

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The essay262 words

Over the past two decades, technology has become a central part of almost every aspect of modern life. Many people thinks that technology have changed our life and it is more easier to talk with others. However, others argue that it has also created a number of new difficulties. In my opinion, while technology does bring some complications, its benefits clearly outweigh the drawbacks. Technology has made communication faster and far more convenient, allowing families who live in different countries to stay connected, even when older generations often struggles to keep up with rapid change.

A few precise marks, never a carpet of red. Green where you are already strong.

5.5to6.5
5.06.07.08.09.0YOUR GOAL
LR7.0
Lexical Resource
Strongest
TR6.5
Task Response
CC6.0
Coherence & Cohesion
GRA5.5
Grammatical Range
Your blocker

All four criteria, scored on the 9-band scale.

Your one blocker
Your ceiling: Grammatical Range. Fix this one criterion to reach Band 7.
Band 6 to 7 rewrite

Many people think that technology has changed our lives, making it far easier to communicate with others.

Your sentence, one band higher. You learn the pattern and apply it yourself.

The reason you stopped trusting the number

You walked into the exam guessing.

These are real things retakers say about AI checkers. The score swings, the chatbot lowballs a Band 9, the rebill is silent. That distrust is exactly what we built Examinerly to end.

I submit the same essay and one app says 6 to 7, another says 8 to 8.5. Which one is even real?
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I fed it a real Band 9 sample and it scored a 7. Now I have no idea what band my writing actually is.
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It grades the same essay differently every time, sometimes by as much as a band and a half.
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A real diagnosis, on the sentences you actually wrote.

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Your words, marked up

A few precise marks, never a wall of red. Green where you are already strong.

In my opinion, its benefits clearly outweigh the drawbacks. Many people thinks that technology have changed our life.

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Tied to a band descriptor

Each mark maps to the exact IELTS criterion it is costing you, in plain language.

GRA5.5
Grammatical Range
Your blocker
LR7.0
Lexical Resource
Strongest
03

One blocker, then the fix

The single criterion holding you down, and a Band 6 to 7 rewrite of your own sentence.

Many people think that technology has changed our lives, making it far easier to communicate.

Honest enough to bet a retake on

An honest band, not a flattering one.

Calibrated against real examiner-scored essays. Human markers themselves disagree by about half a band, and we lean conservative: we would rather tell you the truth than flatter you into a band you will not get on test day. And we do not stop at grammar: we score Task Response, a quarter of your band and the reason most retakers stay stuck.

A popular chatbot said7.5
An examiner said6.5
Examinerly said6.5
Predicted vs examiner bandmean error ~0.5
5678956789examiner bandour band

Each point is one essay from a held-out set scored by an examiner. The shaded band is half a band either way. Illustrative of our calibration set.

A full diagnosis, not a number and a shrug.

All four criteria, scored

Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range, each on the 9-band scale. You see where you really stand, not one blurry overall number.

LR7.0
Lexical Resource
Strongest
TR6.5
Task Response
CC6.0
Coherence & Cohesion
GRA5.5
Grammatical Range
Your blocker

The one blocker, named

We point to the single criterion capping your band and explain why. Fix that one thing and the rest of your writing is already pulling you toward Band 7.

Your one blocker
Grammatical Range. Fix this one criterion and you are on track for Band 7.

Band 6 to 7 rewrites

Your own sentence, rewritten one band higher, with what changed. You learn the pattern and apply it yourself. It is guidance, never a ghost-written essay.

Your sentence

Many people thinks that technology have changed our life.

Band 7 rewrite

Many people think that technology has changed our lives.

History and band trend

Every check is saved to your private history, so you can watch your band climb in the weeks before exam day and confirm the fix is working.

Your band trend+1.0 in 3 weeks
Band 7 goal

Most checkers bury you in 40 corrections. We name the one to fix next.

A page full of red does not tell you what actually moves your band. One clear blocker does.

Typical grammar checker

Volunteer work has been promoted by many schools and even designated as a requirement. I believe that unpaid work is of great value for those young participants as well as the whole society, although it is a daunting task for some. Serving communities can benefit students by expanding their skill set and broadening their experience.

and 34 more. So which one gets you to Band 7?

Examinerly

Fix your Grammatical Range and you are on track for Band 7.

Everything else is already pulling you up. Spend your week on the one thing that pays.

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Questions, answered straight.

It is calibrated against real examiner-scored essays and usually lands within about half a band, which is roughly how much human markers disagree with each other. We show a range, not a false-precision number, and we lean conservative: we would rather under-call your band than flatter you into a score you will not get on test day.
No. We give sentence-level guidance on your own writing, showing how a Band 6 sentence becomes a Band 7 one, never a ghost-written essay. You learn the pattern and apply it yourself.
We cover General Training Task 1, the letter, and Task 2, the essay shared with Academic. Academic Task 1 charts are not supported yet.
Yes. One click, no questions, no retention dark patterns. $9 a month, cancel whenever. You keep access to the end of the period.
Your essays are saved to your private history so you can see your band trend over time. They are yours: only you can read them, and you can delete them.

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