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GoodPartially Successful

3.5/5 on the ETS 0-5 rater rubric

The email effectively communicates the issue and request, but it suffers from grammatical errors and a lack of syntactic variety. Improving the greeting and sign-off, along with providing more specific details, would enhance the overall quality.

Reach120 practice band estimate — not an official ETS score How we estimate

22 / 30

legacy comparison · pre-2026 scale

Content

3.5/5

Breakdown

Clear purpose3.5/5
Complete response3.5/5
Addresses requirements3.5/5

Working well

  • Clear explanation of the issue — “I registered for the course on November 3rd; however, I later discovered that I had enrolled in the wrong course.
  • Expression of interest — “I am really interested in digital marketing;

To improve

  • Lack of specific course name Try: I am really interested in the 'Advanced Digital Marketing Strategies' course;

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