Middle Paragraphs Paragraphs found between the first and the last constitute the body of a short essay. Use the body to make your argument about whatever it is you are writing. Do not merely end the paper with the last of your points about the topic. On the other hand, seldom is it necessary in a short essay to list again all your main points. Some writers prefer to do the body first, then the conclusion, then the introduction, and finally the title.
Sentences Use neither all short nor all long and complicated sentences.
Instead, employ both. Avoid grammatical sentence fragments lest your reader suspect you of being a poor writer. Experiment with the relative placement of sentence parts. With the complex sentence, items of a lesser nature precede the heart of the sentence. Instead of having your subject receive the action, make your subject the actor.