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Essential Grammar Tips for Language Learners review
A $17.99 grammar ebook that never says which language's grammar, credited to an invented doctorate.
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Grammar is the one subject where being generic makes the product close to empty, because rules belong to languages: cases, articles, aspect and word order differ so much that there is no shared set of key rules to teach. Unless the file is secretly about English, which the listing never says, it can only offer advice about how to study grammar, not grammar. The credit line is the same pattern as the rest of the language group: Eight of the nine language titles from this seller credit a different doctor with the very same degree, a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery, and with experience ranging from twenty-four to thirty-eight years. Free grammar references for every major language are among the best material on the internet.
- Price
- $17.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Nobody: grammar help has to be language-specific
- Not for
- Learners looking for rules they can actually apply
Essential Grammar Tips for Language Learners at a glance
The book promises the key grammar rules every learner should know, techniques for remembering and applying them, common mistakes and how to avoid them, exercises for writing and speaking, and a less painful approach to grammar. It is an instant download with no page count stated, sold at $17.99 beside a printed regular price of $47, with a 60-day refund window on the order form.
- Format
- Ebook, instant download after purchase
- Length
- Not stated: the order form gives no page count
- Contents
- Key grammar rules every language learner should know; Simple techniques to remember and apply grammar in real life; Common mistakes and how to avoid them; How to improve writing and speaking through practical exercises; Tips to make grammar learning enjoyable and stress-free
- Price
- $17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Credited author
- Ayesha Sarwar
- Credited co-author
- Dr. Josephine Lee, described as holding a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery with 32 years of experience
- Readership claim
- Claims 357000+ readers
- Sales page
- None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
- Seller
- GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
- Digistore24 ID
- 635398
Rules without a language
Key rules, memory techniques, common mistakes and exercises are promised in the abstract.
Grammar does not generalise, so a language-free grammar guide has little left to say.
Free references do this better
Grammar references and course sites for individual languages are extensive and free.
They give conjugation tables and examples, which this cannot.
The co-author's degree does not exist
The listing credits Dr. Josephine Lee with a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery and 32 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across all 84 titles from this seller: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.
Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.
The rest of the numbers are decoration
Claims 357000+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.
The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.
Pros and cons
What works
- Cheap
- Includes a mistakes section
- 60-day refund window on the order form
- Instant download, no add-ons in the cart
What does not
- No language named, so no actual rules
- Free language-specific references are far better
- Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
- Permanent $47 anchor price
- No sales page, author bio or sample
Essential Grammar Tips for Language Learners FAQ
Which language's grammar is covered?
The listing does not say.
Are there exercises?
Exercises are promised but no sample is available.
How much does it cost?
$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.
Who wrote it?
The listing credits Ayesha Sarwar, with Dr. Josephine Lee as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.
The bottom line
Grammar is the one subject where being generic makes the product close to empty, because rules belong to languages: cases, articles, aspect and word order differ so much that there is no shared set of key rules to teach. Unless the file is secretly about English, which the listing never says, it can only offer advice about how to study grammar, not grammar. The credit line is the same pattern as the rest of the language group: Eight of the nine language titles from this seller credit a different doctor with the very same degree, a PhD in Language Grammar Mastery, and with experience ranging from twenty-four to thirty-eight years. Free grammar references for every major language are among the best material on the internet.
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