To achieve a higher band score, grammatical accuracy is key. Even minor errors can negatively impact your score if they occur too frequently. Focus on avoiding common mistakes such as subject-verb agreement errors, incorrect tense usage, and incorrect use of articles (“a,” “an,” “the”).

Examples of Accurate Usage:

• Correct: “The number of users has increased significantly over the last decade.”
• Incorrect: “The number of users have increased significantly over the last decade.”

Pay close attention to subject-verb agreement, particularly when using collective nouns like “number” (which requires a singular verb).