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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Here I'm with a new video vs here i am with a new video

I recently stumbled upon this sentence and wondered why it was incorrect. I hope you can help me answer this nagging question. Thank you!

Why is it called "Here I am with a new video" and not "Here I'm with a new video" ?
Does it have something to do with "here" introducing an adverbial clause?
  

Top answer

It's more to do with emphasis, not specifically anything to do with "with a new video". The same would be true of "Here I am" by itself. Because "am" needs a certain emphasis in this phrase, the contraction "I'm" is not used.

— GPY

  • It's more to do with emphasis, not specifically anything to do with "with a new video".
  • The same would be true of "Here I am" by itself.
  • Because "am" needs a certain emphasis in this phrase, the contraction "I'm" is not used.
  • Actually, "Here I'm with a new video" is possible if it is interpreted as "Here" + "I'm with a new video" rather than "Here I'm" + "with a new video", but the former is a bit odd with "video".
  • A better example would be if you were showing photos to your friend and said "Here I'm with my mother" (= "Here" + "I'm with my mother").
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It's more to do with emphasis, not specifically anything to do with "with a new video". The same would be true of "Here I am" by itself. Because "am" needs a certain emphasis in this phrase, the contraction "I'm" is not used.

Actually, "Here I'm with a new video" is possible if it is interpreted as "Here" + "I'm with a new video" rather than "Here I'm" + "with a new video", but the former
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AnonymousWhy is it called "Here I am with a new video" and not "Here I'm with a new video" ?
Note also that we cannot contract 'be' with omitted participles and complements:

Are you coming/American? Yes I am.
Are you coming/American? (X) Yes I'm.
Are you coming/American? Yes, I'm coming/American.
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GPYA better example would be if you were showing photos to your friend and said "Here I'm with my mother" (= "Here" + "I'm with my mother"). .
Please tell me if they can be understood this way as well.

Here I'm + with my mother.- Look,I have come along with my mother!
Here + I'm with my mother- Look, We are together!
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