Social Responsibilities of Businesses vs Making Money

As well as making money businesses also have a responsibility towards society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Essay ideas: Social Responsibilities of Businesses vs Making Money

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).

Reasons to agree

7 ideas

Reasons to disagree

3 ideas

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Essay · 270 words · 5 paragraphs · 20 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The essay takes a recognisable position in favour of business responsibilities and offers relevant reasons involving influence, financial assistance and community support. These points give the argument a useful framework, but several causal links need explanation. Frequent grammatical and word-choice errors make parts of the example difficult to follow, while the incomplete final sentence prevents a clear concluding statement of the position.

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Task Response

The response agrees that businesses have social responsibilities and gives relevant reasons concerning influence, poverty and community support. These ideas are unevenly developed; the concession does not explain how to balance duties with profit, and the incomplete final sentence obscures the conclusion.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Paragraphing is logical and linking devices guide the reader, though some connections are mechanical and progression falters in the counterargument and conclusion.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is adequate range of vocabulary with some less common items like penurious, but imprecise and awkward collocations recur throughout.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of structures is attempted, yet frequent errors in agreement, articles, and verb forms regularly reduce clarity, especially near the end.

6.0

What to work on next

Revise long sentences so each has a clear subject and verb, especially the Tata example and the poverty argument. End with a complete sentence stating how businesses should balance profit and social duties.

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