diff --git a/source/reference/command/clone.txt b/source/reference/command/clone.txt
index c9c1422de87..08c8dd87bad 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/clone.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/clone.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 .. dbcommand:: clone
 
-   The :dbcommand:`clone` command clone a database from a
+   The :dbcommand:`clone` command clones a database from a
    remote MongoDB instance to the current host. :dbcommand:`clone` copies the
    database on the remote instance with the same name as the current
    database. The command takes the following form:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    .. warning::
 
       This command obtains an intermittent :term:`write lock` on the
-      destination server, that can block other operations until it
+      destination server, which can block other operations until it
       completes.
 
 .. intermittent write lock on destination server.