Increase
it’s the action in the sentence
Verbally means to get hurt by words
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "Soviets follow Stalin so eagerly despite his atrocities because under the Stalinist Soviet government, people benefited from some social liberalization. Girls were given an adequate, equal education and women had equal rights in employment, improving lives for women and families."
<span>A preposition may be added to a main verb to make a verb phrase. Hope this helps :)</span>