"alerts us that" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to introduce information or a statement that is intended to inform or warn the reader. Example: The siren's blaring alerts us that a severe storm is approaching.
It also alerts us that the environmental movement is "un-Biblical" – indeed, a new and false religion.
But the collector's jab also alerts us that it's a rise-and-fall story we've been reading, not just a jolly succession of triumphs.
Subscribers: If the Post Office alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within one year.
There's a warning bell before Page 1 of "Callisto," the nightmarishly amusing potboiler by Torsten Krol: a blurb from The Victoria Herald Sun alerts us that the narrator, Odell Deefus, "ain't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he sure do tell a good story".
The defect is precious because it alerts us that something is not working in the underlying process.
The USDA's Dr. Schap alerts us that the current score, the 2010 score, is undergoing updating in accordance with the new Guidelines and will be released soon.
Anger can be a useful signal, alerting us that something is amiss, but if we don't explore what truly makes us angry, anger isolates us from our heart's intelligence and our connection with others.
Problem is that there's over a million of 'em in the US, and the news has alerted us that many don't get anything done, and some are outright scams.
Theresa Hackett has alerted us that a new EIFL guide out for libraries on the EU Orphan Works Directive.
The next morning Michael phoned at 8 30 to alert us that breakfast was ready.
Their title alone should alert us that there is something odd here.
