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Hi,
I need someone to explain how do we replace the mentioned grammatical point above.
Thanks a lot in advance for any help.
The many examples you will write down the better it will be to understand the case.

Many thanks from the depth of my heart.

Look at this complex sentence with an adverb clause of time: I woke up after I heard the noise.
Hearing the noise, I woke up. Hearing is a participle qualifying the pronoun ‘I’. It’s a verbal adjective.

Here’s an example with a sub-clause of reason: I did it because I thought all was safe.
Thinking all was safe, I did it. Thinking is a participle qualifying the pronoun ‘I’. It’s a verbal adjective.

I wonder if it's possible to properly hear something whilst still asleep. You could just say that something (e.g. the loud music and/or dog next door) woke you.

'Hearing a sound, I got up' however would be fine with this fussy huffy fluffyhamster.