diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
index 16e83a5c2b..94cbb3b86d 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
       <primary><command>fdisk</command></primary>
     </indexterm>
 
-    <para>Because FreeBSD runs on IBM-PC compatible computers, it must
+    <para>FreeBSD runs on IBM-PC compatible computers, therefore it must
       take into account the PC BIOS partitions.  These are different
       from the traditional BSD partitions.  A PC disk has up to four
       BIOS partition entries.  If the disk is going to be truly
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@
       not to confuse them with traditional BSD partitions.  You may
       also use slices on a disk that is dedicated to FreeBSD, but used
       in a computer that also has another operating system installed.
-      This is to not confuse the <command>fdisk</command> utility of
-      the other operating system.</para>
+      This is a good way to avoid confusing the <command>fdisk</command> utility of
+      other, non-FreeBSD operating systems.</para>
 
     <para>In the slice case the drive will be added as
       <filename>/dev/da1s1e</filename>.  This is read as: SCSI disk,
@@ -237,13 +237,13 @@
 
 	<step>
 	  <title><application>fdisk</application> Partition Editor</title>
-	  <para>Once inside <application>fdisk</application>, we can type <userinput>A</userinput> to
+	  <para>Once inside <application>fdisk</application>, typing <userinput>A</userinput> will
 	    use the entire disk for FreeBSD.  When asked if you want to
 	    <quote>remain cooperative with any future possible operating
 	      systems</quote>, answer <literal>YES</literal>.  Write the
 	    changes to the disk using <userinput>W</userinput>.  Now exit the
 	    FDISK editor by typing <userinput>q</userinput>.  Next you will be
-	    asked about the Master Boot Record.  Since you are adding a
+	    asked about the <quote>Master Boot Record</quote>.  Since you are adding a
 	    disk to an already running system, choose
 	    <literal>None</literal>.</para>
 	</step>
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ ad3: 29333MB &lt;WDC WD307AA&gt; [59598/16/63] at ata1-slave UDMA33</programlist
 	<sect4 id="ccd-setup">
 	  <title>Setting Up the CCD</title>
 
- 	  <para>The driver &man.ccd.4; allows you to take
+ 	  <para>The &man.ccd.4; driver allows you to take
   	    several identical disks and concatenate them into one
   	    logical file system.  In order to use
  	    &man.ccd.4;, you need a kernel with
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ sh MAKEDEV ccd0</programlisting>
 	    manage device nodes in <filename>/dev</filename>, so use of
 	    <command>MAKEDEV</command> is not necessary.</para></note>
 
-	  <para>Now that you have all of the disks labeled, you must
+	  <para>Now that you have all the disks labeled, you must
 	    build the &man.ccd.4;.  To do that,
 	    use  &man.ccdconfig.8;, with options similar to the following:</para>