diff --git a/source/core/sharding-shard-key.txt b/source/core/sharding-shard-key.txt index 64928f2346e..1c117e726e5 100644 --- a/source/core/sharding-shard-key.txt +++ b/source/core/sharding-shard-key.txt @@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ queries can be long running operations. If your query includes the first component of a compound shard key [#shard-key-index]_, the :program:`mongos` can route the query directly to a single shard, or a small number of shards, which -provides better performance. Even if you query values of the shard -key reside in different chunks, the :program:`mongos` will route +provides better performance. Even if your query uses shard +keys residing in different chunks, the :program:`mongos` will route queries directly to specific shards. To select a shard key for a collection: