diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
index 67afbfc483..9f03cd452e 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
@@ -569,17 +569,17 @@ HOME=/var/log
 
     <para>FreeBSD has recently integrated the NetBSD
       <filename>rc.d</filename> system for system initialization.
-      Users will notice the files listed in the
+      Users should notice the files listed in the
       <filename>/etc/rc.d</filename> directory.  Many of these files
-      are for basic services which can be started with the
+      are for basic services which can be controlled with the
       <option>start</option>, <option>stop</option>,
       and <option>restart</option> options.
       For instance, &man.sshd.8; can be restarted with the following
-      command :</para>
+      command:</para>
 
     <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/etc/rc.d/sshd restart</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>The procedure is similar for other services.  Of course,
+    <para>This procedure is similar for other services.  Of course,
       services are usually started automatically as specified in
       &man.rc.conf.5;.  For example, enabling the Network Address
       Translation daemon at startup is as simple as adding the
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ HOME=/var/log
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
-    <para>Using this method an administrator can easily control system
+    <para>By using this method, an administrator can easily control system
       services without the hassle of <quote>runlevels</quote> like
       some other &unix; operating systems.</para>
   </sect1>