PARTICIPIAL PHRASE. Present participles, verbals ending in-ing, and past participles, verbals that end in-ed (for regular verbs) or other forms (for irregular verbs), are combined with complements and modifiers and become part of important phrasal structures.Participial phrases always act as adjectives.ometimes part of the noun phrase is delayed until the end of the sentence so that that portion of the phrase (usually modifying phrases  participial or prepositional) can receive end weight or focus.
Insect borers often attack trees that are weakened or damaged by other causes. In some cases, borers and plant pathogens are associated with the same canker. Leaf drop Leaf drop is generally caused by plant pathogens or environmental problems.
This causes the leaves to initially yellow, dry up and turn brown. Spider mites thrive in hot weather and are worse in dry, hot summers. The phlox bugâs feeding causes white or light green spots on the leaves and buds. The leaves will eventually turn brown, dry out and drop off. The symptoms can be so severe that plant growth may become impeded and die. The phlox bug lives in the egg stage through winter on dead stems.