Original sentence: A living bride was preferable as a spouse for their deceased son, but if unavailable, a suitable marriage could be set up with a young girl who had recently died.Marjorie Topley, in “Ghost Marriages Among the Singapore Chinese: A Further Note,” relates the story of one fourteen-year old Cantonese boy who died
Edited sentence: A living bride was preferable as a spouse for their deceased son, but if unavailable, a suitable marriage could be set up with a young girl who had recently passed away.Marjorie Topley, in “Ghost Marriages Among the Singapore Chinese: A Further Note,” relates the story of one fourteen-year old Cantonese boy who passed away