Her mother had observed early

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Her mother had observed early on that Sheila was very good at defending herself and always arguing her case well, which had decided her to bring her daughter on in the art of public speaking.

What does “on” suggest?

2

“early on” is a set phrase that means near the beginning of something.

3

Dozy,
Is this sentence OK:
“Her mother had observed early on that Sheila was very good at arguing her case well and made her as a lawyer.”?

4

We don’t say Observe on, but observe. My teaches says.

5

The sentence is good as far as the word ‘well’.
",and made her as a lawyer’ doesn’t make sense.
Perhaps you mean ‘and encouraged her to become a lawyer’.

6

Allifathima didn’t say ‘observe on’.
She said
observed /early on

7

Yeah, Can I say From the beginning in it?

Thanks.

8

Perhaps you mean ‘and encouraged her to become a lawyer’.<<

That’s it. Lovely.

9

If you mean this:
Her mother had observed from the beginning that Sheila was very good at arguing her case well …

that’s okay, but ‘from the beginning’ indicates right at the start, whereas ‘early on’ could indicate a slightly later time.

10

As in “nearly and almost”?

I was too late to learn that phrase " early on", so sad.

Thanks a lot.