 Re: Alertly vs raptly
If you were listening 'alertly', you'd have to be listening alertly for something. not to something. Unless, you were litening 'toward' something.
He listened alertly to the night. (but for some noise.)
So, yeah. I think you are correct, but it doesn't have to be for a mistake or something objectionable.
Although, I think I'd actually question its usage and probably recommend students use 'carefully' or something else instead. |