The Writing of Business Sentence Boundaries: Exercise 2

The following sentences are incorrectly punctuated. Add the appropriate punctuation--or change the punctuation already present--wherever needed.

1. Most tarantulas live in the tropics but several species live in the

   temperate zone and a few are common in the southern United States.

2. Typically, shopping centers are designed with one or more large

   department stores as magnets, these are located among the smaller

   stores to encourage impulse buying.

3. Both divorced mothers and divorced fathers have legitimate concerns

   but their radically different viewpoints create poor communication between

   the angry spouses.

4. All societies--whether primitive, agricultural, or industrial--use energy,

   they make things, they distribute things.

5. Congress passed the bill after long hours of debate there were strong

   convictions on both sides.

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