diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.sgml
index f2b319a778..a5bad34e77 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.sgml
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@
 	        framework.  Within <filename>/usr/local</filename>,
 	        the general layout sketched out by &man.hier.7; for
 	        <filename>/usr</filename> should be used.  Exceptions
-	        are the man directory is directly under
+	        are the man directory, which is directly under
 	        <filename>/usr/local</filename> rather than under
-	        <filename>/usr/local/share</filename>.  Ports
+	        <filename>/usr/local/share</filename>, and the ports
 	        documentation is in
 	        <filename>share/doc/<replaceable>port</replaceable></filename>.
 	      </entry>