I think a participle clause and main clause having different subjects is exception to the rule of participles. I found the following sentences in a grammar book and in some internet resources which I suppose to have different subjects:
- The weather being nice, we decided to go for a picnic.
- It being a cloudy night, I couldn't see the moon.
- Saroj being late, I couldn't catch the bus.
All of them contain "being". It would seem that we can use different subjects in participle clause and in main clause with the help of being. Are they correct sentences to use? Are there any other conditions when we can use different subjects in a participle clause and in main clause, or in subbordinate clause and main clause?
I've read this source too: https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/sentences/participle-clauses
Best Answer
Based on Longman English Grammar, page 32, you can use participle constructions after there and it. However, it occurs in formal style.
That remains true with subjects other than it and there, too. In other words it's going to be very formal to use participle clauses with different subjects as in
Source: English Grammar Online
As P. E. Dant well pointed out, there is nothing specific to the verb form "being". you can use other verb forms in your participle which do not share the same subject as the one of your independent clause although it's not common use. It's simply very formal.
(By the way, I didn't know that. Thanks for asking this question. It made me learn something new)