Q&A: Urgent help from English native speakers—two English questions!?
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Question: Urgent help from English native speakers—two English questions!?
Hello, I am an English teacher in China. I have two questions 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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1 There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal.
Is there anything wrong with this sentence?
2 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 one of the following 15 words best suits the blank?
scale, retailed, generate, extreme, technically, affordable, situation, really, potential, gap, voluntary, excessive, insulted, purchase, primarily
ANSWER:
Answer by viks
1 There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal.
There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are slang
2.voluntary
2 The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home [change to : in-house] 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.
Answer by glassnegman
Hello =)
Since you specify that these be “in-home” jobs, none of them really fit very well……..
There are other issues with grammar here and there as well.
Namaste,
–Tom
Answer by Dustin D
VOLUNTARY – it is work that is done voluntarily, for the love of that family. Although technically unpaid, the labor is performed for free.
Answer by ciaragw
1.It would sound better if it was
” ……..others that belong in informal laguage.”
it’s not incorrect it just sounds right to use the same verb for both.
2. I don’t know this one because none of those words seem right to me,sorry!!
Answer by kitkat
Mrs and Mr you probably know and there isn’t much informal and formal other wise no there are no real in-and un formal words and for your second question maybe voluntary but I’m only in the 7th grade so i might be wrong
merry Christmas and good luck in China
Answer by Barney R
House work fills in the blank.
A space before the period someone needs to be deleted.
work-still should be work; still
Sorry, I have a degree in English.,
Answer by traveler
1 There is nothing wrong with that sentence.
2 voluntary – although it doesn’t make the best of sense in that context.
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