diff --git a/source/reference/operator/in.txt b/source/reference/operator/in.txt
index 3eeaad415b0..fa21565abcf 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/in.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/in.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $in
 
       db.inventory.find( { qty: { $in: [ 5, 15 ] } } )
 
-   This query will select to select all documents in the ``inventory``
+   This query will attempt to select all documents in the ``inventory``
    collection where the ``qty`` field value is either ``5`` or
    ``15``. Although you can express this query using the
    :operator:`$or` operator, choose the :operator:`$in` operator rather