Two sentences, please help

[Idiot]

Hi all,

I have two difficult sentences, please help me to explain them.

1. Although it is (any longer) the big business that (it was) in the forties, radio (continues to) be a medium of essential communication, especially at the (local level).

 

2. Anthropologists (agree) that our (primitive ancestors) who inhabited the tropics (probably have) natural protection (against) the sun.

 

Thanks in advance

 

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[manasi4gre]

Hi,

I feel the answers are:

1.any longer-no longer

2.probably have-have should be replaced by had becuse we are talking about primitive(earliest) ancestors who live no longer and died ages ago.

Are these right? :)

[PINTUDAO]

I would chosen the same answers

[Ellinik]

Hi all,

I have two difficult sentences, please help me to explain them.

1. Although it is (any longer) the big business that (it was) in the forties, radio (continues to) be a medium of essential communication, especially at the (local level).

 

2. Anthropologists (agree) that our (primitive ancestors) who inhabited the tropics (probably have) natural protection (against) the sun.

 

Thanks in advance

 

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1. no longer - you can encounter this problem also like "not longer"

 

2. probably had - time agreement!Our ancestors are not alive so this is why we should talk about them in Past tense!!!

 

Success!

[Idiot]

Hi all,

Yes, all of you are right, but Can you explain for me why the first sentence use "that it".