Whether Women Make Better Parents Than Men

Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that is why they have the greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. Write an essay expressing your point of view.

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WhyThis is anOpinion essay — it asks whether you agree or disagree with a statement.

SoWe split the ideas intoReasons to agree(supports the statement)andReasons to disagree(argues against it).

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Response 01

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Essay · 285 words · 4 paragraphs · 11 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response addresses both sides of the parenting question and reaches a reasonable shared-responsibility conclusion, which is its strongest aspect. The main limitation is uneven development, with weakly supported personal examples and some contradictory claims that blur the writer's position.

TR

Task Response

The essay addresses both views and offers a clear conclusion favouring shared parenting, but ideas are unevenly developed and some claims, such as fathers' equal attachment proving men make better parents, are poorly reasoned.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Progression is broadly clear with simple linking devices and paragraphing, but cohesion is mechanical and formulaic, with logical connections between ideas sometimes weak or contradictory.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate for the task with some attempts at less common phrasing, though there are noticeable imprecisions such as 'children brought up' and 'make good parents than women'.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex structures is attempted, but frequent grammatical errors in agreement, articles, and comparables, such as 'children also slowly reaching to father', reduce overall accuracy and control.

5.5

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Develop each main idea with clearer, consistent support and maintain a single coherent viewpoint throughout the essay.

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