diff --git a/language/oop5/basic.xml b/language/oop5/basic.xml
index 7646f326b7..39370b4128 100644
--- a/language/oop5/basic.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/basic.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.basic.class">
    <title>class</title>
    <para>
-    Basic class definition begins with the
+    Basic class definitions begin with the
     keyword <literal>class</literal>, followed by a class name,
     followed by a pair of curly braces which enclose the definitions
-    of the class's properties and methods.
+    of the properties and methods belonging to the class.
    </para>
    <para>
     The class name can be any valid label which is a not a