Uses of Participle Clauses
Participle clauses can have the same meaning as if-conditionals, so or therefore, because or since, or when, while or as soon as.
CONDITION (same meaning as if-conditional)
Raised accordingly, children will grow up well-rounded. (=If you raise them accordingly, children will grow up well-rounded.)
RESULT (same meaning as so or therefore)
They broke up, breaking her heart to pieces. (=They broke up so her heart was broken to pieces.)
REASON (same meaning as because or since):
She had no time to finish her homework, having spent so much time watching TV. (=She had no time to finish her homework because she had spent so much time watching TV.)
TIME (same meaning as when, while or as soon as):
Waiting at the bus stop, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten his laptop in the office. (=While waiting at the bus stop, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten his laptop in the office.)