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In contrast to a creative or informal piece of writing, formal writing should convey a clear point. Tell your readers the point you want to get across and organize your essay so that point is clear. Make sure each paragraph of your essay supports the main point. Start off with a clear thesis statement within the first paragraph. Tell readers the point of the piece and the idea you want to get across. Make sure every paragraph after the introduction supports the thesis. Eliminate any information that is unrelated. Restate the thesis and wrap up the piece with a concise conclusion. There is no set rule on how long your sentences should be, but don't write sentences that are all the same length. An essay made up of all short sentences sounds too simplistic, while an essay of all long sentences seems wordy and confusing. Alter your sentence construction to come up with sentences of varying length throughout the essay. Check your writing and see if there are sections where you use several short or long sentences in a row. Break up these sections by altering the length on 1 or 2 of these sentences. Consider shortening long sentences by breaking them into 2 or even 3 separate sentences. Join 2 short sentences with a comma. However, make sure these 2 sentences are not both independent clauses or you might have a run-on sentence. when you're finished. Nothing looks less formal than typos, spelling errors, and grammar mistakes. Always proofread your work before submitting it. Look for informal passages, general statements, contractions, and any other issues that make your writing look less formal. Fix these before submitting the work. Try letting someone else read the essay as well. Sometimes you miss your own mistakes when you've been working on a piece for hours, and a fresh set of eyes sees things that you didn't.

Summary:
State a clear thesis if you're writing an essay. Vary your sentence length. Proofread your writing