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About Debra Duenas
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Expertise
I can answer any questions on grammar and writing, creative writing, or literature. If you are doing it for your English or Language Arts class, I should be able to give you a hand. I can also help with poetry analysis.

Experience
I have taught 8th, 9th, and 10th grade English and Literature, and Communications. And, oddly, 7th grade Math! I am presently a school librarian.

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BA in Secondary Education BA in English MFA in Creative Writing

   

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subject predicate11/11/2009
  Q: Help me help my child... what is the subject and predicate for these questions? Will you help me ...
  A: Sorry for the delay, I had some internet problems. This answer may come too late to help you, but ...
concernning poetry and grammar9/6/2009
  Q: Good day, I am a second year student of English language and literature from Bosnia&Herzegovina, and ...
  A: I don't approve of doing people's home work for them and wished you had included your own ideas ...
Play and poetry9/4/2009
  Q: i teach 8 and 9 class and wanted to stage a play on the annual day of the school.can u suggest some ...
  A: This site has a few environment skits ...
Play and poetry9/4/2009
  Q: i teach 8 and 9 class and wanted to stage a play on the annual day of the school.can u suggest some ...
  A: Wow! That's a tough one...I was just reading that this is a new concept for plays acrually...here's ...
Diagramming8/31/2009
  Q: My daughter and I were wanting some help diagramming the following sentences;Hiking the Appalachian ...
  A: I don't torture my students with this exercise! And I have a very hard time explaining it here where ...
Play and poetry8/30/2009
  Q: i teach 8 and 9 class and wanted to stage a play on the annual day of the school.can u suggest some ...
  A: There are many good plays out there. Do you have a theme in mind? "Our Town" is great but features ...
conservation of the sea's resources8/4/2009
  Q: I'm doing some own revision for my essays in my exams. The question is "How important is the ...
  A: The sea is most of the water on earth, which we cannot live without. It also provides food for many ...
too little land8/3/2009
  Q: i)Can you give some clear examples, please? ii) what are suggestion & area of discussion on the ...
  A: I am not sure what you are asking me. Clearly the question refers to over population. Can I give ...
Parts of speech and punctuation6/23/2009
  Q: What follows a linkig or action verb?
  A: This question is too vague. It depends on the verb and what you want to say. Generally, the verb ...
English grammer6/13/2009
  Q: What is the difference between gather and collect? Please explain it with example.
  A: These are very close. The often can be used in the same sentence interchangably. But they do have ...
Plagiarism?5/21/2009
  Q: =D Do you think I would ge tin trouble for it though because someone said that even if you use your ...
  A: I didn't see any direct quotes, I don't think...it's hard to tell going back and forth on the web ...
Plagiarism?5/21/2009
  Q: =D Do you think I would ge tin trouble for it though because someone said that even if you use your ...
  A: Yes...if you say something close to what was originally written, you should put right into your ...
Plagiarism?5/21/2009
  Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
  A: I actually think this is pretty good for middle school. My comments are more about form than ...
Plagiarism?5/20/2009
  Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
  A: This depends a lot on your age and education level. If you are in fifth grade I would say okay and ...
grammar5/5/2009
  Q: Hello, I have questions about grammar. My english book indicates that "some verbs have different ...
  A: I hope I understand what you need... When you say "I feel sad"...the word 'feel' means something ...
English5/3/2009
  Q: i wanted to know the full form of a.m. And p.m with regard to time.also i wanted to know the ...
  A: a.m. stands for ante meridiem p.m. stands for post meridiem Clauses and phrases are both clusters ...
Language Arts, Writing4/16/2009
  Q: 1. Under no circumstances buy swollen or leaking cans. 2. The food in a swollen or leaking can may ...
  A: Well question one is worded poorly but I'd say 3...something like "Under no circumstances should ...
shurley english4/14/2009
  Q: please classify and label: He and I mailed postcards to our parents from camp.
  A: Okay...I have only slight knowledge of this method...but I think it should be (I don't know all the ...
your email address4/9/2009
  Q: Duenas. I was trying to find your email address to send the pis from student of the month. please ...
  A: RaeAnn from where I actually work?? I am amazed you found me in here!! I won't post my e-mail or my ...
Grammar/Diagramming4/7/2009
  Q: Help! How do you diagram the following: America declared itself free from British rule. I want to ...
  A: Oh I hate diagramming.... First the sentence is really written badly. A more correct way to say ...
Need help figureing out parts of speech of a sentence3/25/2009
  Q: Some of my students have homework. i need to figure out if some is the subject or students is the ...
  A: Some is most often use as a pronoun...as in some like ice cream, but in this case it is being used ...
Cheating?3/8/2009
  Q: Well I was taking a spelling test the other day and the guy behind me kept saying the answers to me ...
  A: As I said before...if you already knew the answers and were putting down what you knew...then no. ...
Cheating?3/5/2009
  Q: What if Jenna and Jane are studying for a test. Jenna has already taken the test but is helping Jane ...
  A: No baby...always follow your heart. Talk to her. Your concern over this tells me a lot about the ...
Cheating?3/5/2009
  Q: What if Jenna and Jane are studying for a test. Jenna has already taken the test but is helping Jane ...
  A: See...you already knew the answer. Knowing the question did not give you an advantage...you already ...
Cheating?3/4/2009
  Q: What if Jenna and Jane are studying for a test. Jenna has already taken the test but is helping Jane ...
  A: I want to start by saying that if this bothers you, it means you are a good person. You are ...
Heroism and Bean Field?2/27/2009
  Q: "Heroism" Heroism works in contradiction to the voice of mankind, and in contradiction, for a ...
  A: Okay...a few hints for you...but you have to write your own paper. :) The bottom is the more ...
English2/23/2009
  Q: What is modern English???
  A: Generally the term modern English refers to the contemporary form of the language that we speak now. ...
english2/22/2009
  Q: Last but not least, the false friends, friends who act fact. I need help changing that fragment.
  A: I need more information about what this is and what you need to do with it. Usually a fragment is a ...
Possesive form of noun2/11/2009
  Q: Are these sentences correct?? (1) Dennis's test scores improved dramatically. (2) The bobcat's ...
  A: Possessive form is actually a little complicated and not consistent in its rules. Regarding #1 and ...
linking verbs1/19/2009
  Q: In the following sentence, is "grew" a linking verb or an action verb: The flower grew three ...
  A: I hate grammar. As an English teacher and someone who has an advanced degree in writing I really ...
linking verbs1/17/2009
  Q: In the following sentence, is "grew" a linking verb or an action verb: The flower grew three ...
  A: A direct object is identified by asking the question 'who or what?' The flower grew who? The flower ...
linking verbs1/17/2009
  Q: In the following sentence, is "grew" a linking verb or an action verb: The flower grew three ...
  A: The word grew suggests action. It is a thing that actually happens so it is an action verb. ...
intergrated english1/13/2009
  Q: what are antonyms for over that is a 5 letter word and starts with U? and an antonym for war that ...
  A: I am not just going to give you answers because I am a teacher too and it is wrong not to help you ...
subject-verb agreement12/16/2008
  Q: Please tell me the correct verb for the following sentence: Much of the land in the mountain states ...
  A: The land is suitable. The best way to know you are correct is to take out all the phrases and ...
writing sentences using possessive form of the noun in parentheses and cicrling the simple subject12/4/2008
  Q: My 10 yr. old daughter is having trouble with this sentence Chester played to his (friends) ...
  A: To make friends possessive you put the apostrophe in the correct place. If there is only one friend ...
Help with a specific sentence diagram11/3/2008
  Q: My sister and I are both stumped. Her husband was given the sentence "Are soldiers required to wear ...
  A: This is a nasty one! I hate diagramming! Soldiers is the subject, are is the linking verb...are ...
confused?????????10/30/2008
  Q: I am learning about simple predicates and simple subjects in my class. But I don't understand ...
  A: The answer will not always be you or we...its just that maybe the practice sentences they gave you ...
diagramming10/20/2008
  Q: Please help diagram the following sentences. By the end of the day, the scout troop had reached ...
  A: Diagramming assistance is practically impossible in here because I cannot diagram in this format. ...
Diagramming Infinitives Used as Adverb Phrases9/30/2008
  Q: In this sentence: To do well on an exam, one should study the material over a period of several ...
  A: Yes, this infinitive phrase is an adverb because it tells why one should study. As for ...
SAT Grammar9/29/2008
  Q: This is on page 660 #17 on the SAT OG Book. [Crossing and recrossing] the stream, stepping on or ...
  A: I understand your confusion about present and past...except that the path did grow in the past. It ...
SAT Grammar9/29/2008
  Q: This question is on the SAT OG book page 661 # 28 [In] the United States, the industrial [use of] ...
  A: Just wanted to check on you. As an Mom and a teacher I am glad you took a break for the ...
SAT Grammar9/29/2008
  Q: Hey again, this question is on the SAT OG book page 661 # 29 The dolls in the collection, [all] ...
  A: More than just means greater than... The dolls are more than two hundred years old, there are more ...
SAT Grammar9/29/2008
  Q: This question is from The Official SAT Guide Book Page 601#7 [Whether the ancient Egyptians ...
  A: Yuck! I think C is the best of the lot... Yes, you can begin with 'that' but it is awkward and not ...
SAT Grammar Page 480 #289/26/2008
  Q: :) The quality of multivitamin tablets [is determined] by [how long] [its] potency [can be ...
  A: Hmmmm... Well, it can be looked at two ways and I am not sure which is exactly perfectly right... ...
SAT Grammar Page 480 #249/26/2008
  Q: Hey Debra, Thanks for answering my previous questions. You were a great help! The question this ...
  A: By putting 'since' at the beginning you are suggesting that something has happened because of the ...
SAT Grammar Help9/24/2008
  Q: Hey, I have been working on the SAT again, and i came across this question. [Contrasting with] ...
  A: It's contrasted... This sentence is in what is called the passive voice. Whenever you have a ...
SAT Grammar9/24/2008
  Q: I have been working on the SAT OG book and I don't get this question which is on page 417 #28. ...
  A: Yes...it is correct to say preoccupation with the history. I am not sure if there is a hard and ...
Literature9/7/2008
  Q: In the most dangerous game, the short story, what is plot? Exposition, Rising action, climax, ...
  A: The exposition is the introductory part of a story that help you understand what you are going to ...
Literature9/7/2008
  Q: In the most dangerous game, the short story, what is plot? Exposition, Rising action, climax, ...
  A: I haven't read this book lately so I can't give you the details. I have a problem with doing ...
referencing7/9/2008
  Q: I'm doing a chapter analysis of a particular book - well comparing 2 chapters really. I've been ...
  A: In the bibliography, list the work only once. If you only reference the text once in citation in ...
Tense?6/30/2008
  Q: What is : Future Semiconditionally Modified Subinverted Plagal Past Subjunctive Intentional
  A: I must assume this is a joke... Or you're testing my overall intelligence rather than my grammatical ...
the letter h5/9/2008
  Q: .I am teaching English to 11 year old kids in Malaysia. While I can easily pronounce the hah sound ...
  A: Are you American or British and teaching English or Malaysian teaching English? This would really ...
writing hints for 5 grader2/20/2008
  Q: I have a 5 grader who constantly struggled in LA since he was in first grade.i tried to help him at ...
  A: P.S. Send me an e-mail address and I will send you the guideline page I give fifth graders for ...
Subject-Verb Agreement2/18/2008
  Q: I'm studying for the SAT, and my grammar is pretty decent.. However, I'm running into a little ...
  A: Subject verb agreement has to do with their status as singular or plural...they must agree. The dog ...
correct comma usage2/16/2008
  Q: i had a debate with a student recently about the commas in the following sentence: The Leadership ...
  A: I can find no reference to this type of sentence in the writing rules of either the MLA or the APA. ...
May i know about some grammer rules?11/19/2007
  Q: What is the differences between & how 2 use them -if i am -if i was -if i were ...
  A: Yes... 'if I was a bird' is technically past tense because you can't explain it until you already ...
doubt regarding subject and predicate in interrogative sentences11/7/2007
  Q: Who can answer this question? What is your name? Whose pencil is this? Can you help me to find the ...
  A: To get the subject and predicate of a question is it best to locate the verb first. Usually once you ...
language10/23/2007
  Q: I need to know the complete subject, the simple subject and the predicate in the following sentence; ...
  A: 'The singers in an opera' is the complete subject. It is what we are talking about. 'singers' is ...
language arts for kids9/27/2007
  Q: states what the subject does, is, or has in a sentence.
  A: The subject is what you are talking about or referring to in any sentence. While they were out for ...
Vocabulary9/17/2007
  Q: Which Of These Events might cause bedlam: a tornado destroys a neighborhood a bouquet of flowers ...
  A: Did you even try the dictionary?? I don't like giving answers to your homework questions if you ...
more than less than9/7/2007
  Q: 60-40< 70-30 20+50>
  A: Your question is a little vague. Since this is the language arts area and not math, I assume that ...
English2/14/2007
  Q: My son is diagramming a sentence for extra credit and we disagree on the correct way to do it. The ...
  A: First, my sincere apologies for responding so late you probably don't need the answer any more. I ...
personification2/13/2007
  Q: Is "The lights were buzzing" personification? I say not because lights can actually buzz, and more ...
  A: First, I would like to apologize about the late answer. I know it is probably too late to be ...
Help with finding right word1/3/2007
  Q: In a paper, I am describing a character from a book my class read. So far, I have described the ...
  A: Schemer is not really a good word. But scheming is. It means to be sneaky and plotting. Use the ...
HELP ASAP!12/9/2006
  Q: Can u please help me reword most of this?this is a paper i wrote but i dont really like how its ...
  A: You don't like your paper because it has no structure. It is full of excellent information but that ...
diagramming infinitives11/8/2006
  Q: How would you diagram the sentence: "I decided to go west."? -----Answer----- I hope I can explain ...
  A: Hmmmm... Yes, it could go that way...smart thinker! If you diagram it like that then it should ...
diagramming infinitives11/7/2006
  Q: How would you diagram the sentence: "I decided to go west."?
  A: I hope I can explain a diagram here enough to help you. And, WOW, I hate sentence diagramming as ...

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