Urgent help from English native speakers—one English question!?

Question

Hello, I am an English teacher in China. I have one question just below. As answers differ greatly, I particularly want some help form the English native speakers. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot

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The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done primarily by women--ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing ______ work--still need to be done by someone .Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a situation that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing “poverty of time “ and look for help elsewhere , creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.

Which word suits the blank better, Voluntary or excessive?

Answer 1

I have to agree with the above. "Voluntary" fits better than "excessive" does, but the commonly-used term is "housework," which is work done at home for the benefit of the family rather than profit.

Answer 2

Neither voluntary nor excessive would fit well in the blank.

I would say: house

"House work" refers to jobs like cleaning and tidying things up, like dusting and doing the dishes. These are thing that, in society, are typically done by the woman of the house. Now that times are changing, men are starting to do these jobs.

Answer 3

Excessive means over and above; unnecessary overage. That doesn't fit the statement. Voluntary means by choice. Neither is proper English - the word house is more English appropriate.

Answer 4

neither.
I'd say:

Many in-home jobs that used to be done primarily by women--ranging from family shopping to preparing meals and even doing house-work--

There ya go.

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stranger.

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Answer 5

It depends on what you're trying to say. 'Housekeeping' covers a lot of things. I would change the sentence slightly to : 'Many housekeeping jobs that were primarily done by women such as family shopping and preparing meals still need to be done by someone.'

Answer 6

House fits the blank. Unpaid cleaning and cooking and driving the children to lessons is called housework.

Or volunteer.

Women often do unpaid jobs that benefit others like read to children at school, read to hospital patients, cook at soup kitchens, and work with mentally challenged people.

Answer 7

The missing word is "house" as in housework (one word). The sentence begins with: "Many in-home jobs ..." Voluntary work is seldom done at home and excessive is simply wrong. I hope this helps.

Answer 8

Voluntary seems a better fit, but neither one fits perfectly. I could be wrong, but was the text written by a native English speaker?

Answer 9

House. You cannot say house work is excessive or vouluntary. The woman of the family HAS to do it, like it or not, she HAS to find time to do it.

Answer 10

Voluntary is the better choice for this context. It means "not paid". Excessive means "too much".