Please answer these questions:
1.What is the verb of “arson”?
2.Please explain the meaning of this sentence:
It can be difficult for the police to protect empty property from vandalism.
3.What does “spit” in this text mean?
Saying a baby is beautiful may bring bad luck, so superstitious people often pretend to be spitting and say to the child, “Let me not give you the evil eye.”
4.Explain the underlined sentence:
The modal “would” can express a past routine which is not necessarily discontinued. It has to be in a context whereas “used to’ doesn’t.
5.What does defective here mean? “Used to” is a defective verb.