You are expected to be well informed.
Is it possible to rewrite the above sentence in this way:
It is expected from you to be well informed.
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"Of" should replace "from",
We say "expect soemthing from somebody".
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+1. Yes.**From** refers to that which can come forth "I expected a better performance from him on that song" and of refers that which inheres, a state, condition, or quality: "It was expected of us to be prepared for almost anything."– TimRCommented Oct 16, 2015 at 13:25
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@TRomano Not arguing with you, but the infinitive feels really awkward in the cleft sentence. Commented Oct 16, 2015 at 17:03
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@StoneyB: As you know, things have appeared awkward to me, or even strange, which others have found perfectly acceptable. I think this time that may be happening to you. To me this cleft with the infinitive seems a normal Germanic construction, if a little dated, perhaps; people nowadays tend to say "We were expected to be..." rather than "It was expected of us to be..." The "of us" raises the stakes.– TimRCommented Oct 17, 2015 at 11:41