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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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Questions Answered By Expert  Debra Duenas 
In Category  Language Arts for Kids

SubjectDate Asked

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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