"On going into the kitchen,……" 什么语法现象?

问题描述:

"On going into the kitchen,……" 什么语法现象?
整句是:On going into the kitchen ,I turned on the light because it was dark.
On 介词什么作用?去掉它行不行?

状语从句
不能去,on表一种持续的状态,译为:在进厨房时,因为较黑我打开了灯