Find the verbal in the sentence below. then, identify the type of verbal. listening to others is a necessary step in any educational process.
a. gerund
b. infinitive
c. participle

gerund: verb ending in -ing acting as a noun; answers the question what?  

participle: verb acting as an adjective; answers the question which?  

infinitive: verb preceded by "to" and in simple, present tense; can be noun, modifier, verb  

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."