Biology books belong in the drawer and math books on the shelf

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Is the sentence below grammatically correct?

The Biology books are to be kept in the drawer while the Math books have to be kept on the shelf.

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I think your sentence is grammatically correct but I would use the following version.

Biology books belong in the drawer, while math books need to be kept on the shelf.

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This is overly wordy. I’ll revise Torten’s version and reduce the words even more.

Biology books belong in the drawer, while math books belong on the shelf.

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So, how do you like this one: Biology books belong in the drawer and math books on the shelf.

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That’s even better.

By the way, 20 characters is a bit long for a minimum length reply.

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Thanks for pointing this out. I’ve reduced it to 10.