"Will there be a certain number of essays we are expected to send in per week?" is accurate?

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"Will there be a certain number of essays we are expected to send in per week?" Is this grammatically incorrect? Is there a mix in the tenses?

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The question:

Will there be a certain number of essays we are expected to send in per week?

is grammatically correct, being more or less equivalent to:

Will there be a certain number of essays (expected) to be sent in per week?

An alternative and simpler question, with a slight change of focus, would be:

Are we expected to send in a certain number of essays per week?

or

Shall we be expected to send in a certain number of essays per week?

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