Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following text. Where necessary, re-write the sentence so that all pronoun references are clear. 1×5= 5
1. There are many kinds of unpleasant customs in Bangladesh. Dowry is one of the most common unpleasant customs of them. It creates many problems. It is against the success of it. It is an unexpected situation for the bride’s family members. He is to collect a huge amount of money for their daughter’s or sister’s marriage. Sometimes he has to take loan, sell their land, furniture, ornaments and even their own house to collect the money. They are to lose many things and face many problems for it.
2. A stormy night is fearful and horrible. They causes untold sufferings to the people. In a stormy night, the whole sky is totally overcast with dark cloud. Only the roaring of violent wind can be heard. The wind begins to blow with fearful sound from no directions. People get frightened with sound of storm. In addition to it there is thundering and lightning. The frequent thundering and lighting causes much terror and fear in the mind of the people whom always think that this night may be the end of our lives and the terrible and destructive storm will never come to an end. Storm causes harm to them. The house roofs are blown away. Many trees are uprooted. A large number of houses and shelters are damaged within a very short time. Standing crops are badly damaged. That is thus a dreadful night to the people.
Answer
1. There are many kinds of unpleasant customs in Bangladesh. Dowry is one of the most common unpleasant customs of them. Dowry creates many problems. It is against the success of Bangladesh. It is an unexpected situation for the bride’s family members. The members of the bride’s family collect a huge amount of money for their daughter’s or sister’s marriage. Sometimes they have to take loan, sell their land, furniture, ornaments and even their own house to collect the money. They are to lose many things and face many problems for dowry.
2. A stormy night is fearful and horrible. It causes untold sufferings to the people. In a stormy night, the whole sky is totally overcast with dark cloud. Only the roaring of violent wind can be heard. The wind begins to blow with fearful sound from no directions. People get frightened with sound of storm. In addition to it, there is thundering and lightning. The frequent thundering and lightning causes much terror and fear in the mind of the people who always think that this night may be the end of their lives and the terrible and destructive storm will never come to an end. Storm causes harm to people. The house roofs are blown away. Many trees are uprooted. A large number of houses and shelters are damaged within a very short time. Standing crops are badly damaged. A stormy night is thus a dreadful night to the people.
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