The new safety protocols, developed after extensive consultation with industry experts, are expected _____ implemented across all manufacturing facili...

Let's begin by understanding the meaning of this sentence. We'll use our understanding of pause points and segment the sentence as shown - understanding and assimilating the meaning of each segment bit by bit!

Sentence Structure

• The new safety protocols,
• developed after extensive consultation with industry experts,
• are expected [?] implemented
• across all manufacturing facilities
• by the end of the fiscal year.

Understanding the Meaning

Let's start reading from the beginning:

"The new safety protocols"

• This is what the sentence is about - some new protocols for safety.

"developed after extensive consultation with industry experts"

• This describes how these protocols were created - through lots of discussion with people who know the industry well.

Now here's where we need to fill in the blank:

• "are expected _____ implemented across all manufacturing facilities by the end of the fiscal year"

Let's look at our choices:

• We need something that goes between "expected" and "implemented"
• The choices are: being, is, having been, to be

Here's what we need to know about the verb "expect":

• When we use "expect," we follow a specific pattern in English
• We say: expect + TO + verb (this is called an infinitive)
• Examples: "We expect to arrive soon" or "They are expected to win"

For our sentence:

• The protocols aren't doing the implementing - they're being implemented (someone else will implement them)
• So we need the passive form: "to be implemented"
• This gives us: "are expected TO BE implemented"

The rest of the sentence tells us:

• WHERE: "across all manufacturing facilities"
• WHEN: "by the end of the fiscal year"

So the complete meaning is:

• These new safety protocols, which were developed through careful consultation with experts, are going to be put into place in all manufacturing facilities by the end of the fiscal year - that's what people are expecting to happen.

GRAMMAR CONCEPT APPLIED

Using Infinitives After Certain Verbs (Especially "Expect")

Some verbs in English require an infinitive form (to + base verb) to complete their meaning. The verb "expect" is one of the most common examples:

Basic Pattern:

• expect + to + verb
• Example: "We expect to finish soon"
• Example: "They expect to succeed"

When the Subject is Passive (something is being done TO it):

• are/is expected + to be + past participle
• Example: "The package is expected to be delivered tomorrow"
• Example: "Students are expected to be prepared for class"

In our sentence:

• "The new safety protocols are expected to be implemented"
• "are expected" = main verb phrase
• "to be implemented" = passive infinitive (the protocols don't implement themselves; they will be implemented by others)

This is a fixed pattern in English - you can't substitute other verb forms for the infinitive after "expect."