diff --git a/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt b/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
index 8b6dac6fdf5..b93aa8ecd6f 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ The ``_secondaryThrottle`` parameter of the balancer and the
 :ref:`chunk migration <chunk-migration-replication>`. By default,
 ``_secondaryThrottle`` is ``true``, which means each document move
 during chunk migration propagates to at least one secondary before the
-balancer proceeds with its next operation: this is equivalent to a write
+balancer proceeds with the next document: this is equivalent to a write
 concern of ``{ w: 2 }``.
 
 You can also configure the ``writeConcern`` for the
 ``_secondaryThrottle`` operation, to configure how migrations will
 wait for replication to complete.  For more information on the
 replication behavior during various steps of chunk migration,
-see:ref:`chunk-migration-replication`.
+see :ref:`chunk-migration-replication`.
 
 To change the balancer's ``_secondaryThrottle`` and ``writeConcern``
 values, connect to a :program:`mongos` instance and directly update
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ example, from a :program:`mongo` shell connected to a
    use config
    db.settings.update(
       { "_id" : "balancer" },
-      { $set : { "_secondaryThrottle" : false },
-               { "writeConcern": { "w": "majority" } } },
+      { $set : { "_secondaryThrottle" : false ,
+                 "writeConcern": { "w": "majority" } } },
       { upsert : true }
    )