diff --git a/language/oop5/basic.xml b/language/oop5/basic.xml
index 1f6c17747a..7054012cb9 100644
--- a/language/oop5/basic.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/basic.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     of the properties and methods belonging to the class.
    </para>
    <para>
-    The class name can be any valid label which is not a
+    The class name can be any valid label, provided it is not a
     PHP <link linkend="reserved">reserved word</link>. A valid class
     name starts with a letter or underscore, followed by any number of
     letters, numbers, or underscores. As a regular expression, it