diff --git a/usr.bin/nice/nice.1 b/usr.bin/nice/nice.1
index b23940642f0c..e68fc15804f8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/nice/nice.1
+++ b/usr.bin/nice/nice.1
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ at a low priority.
 (Think of low and slow).
 If
 .Fl Ns Ar number
-is not given
+is not given,
 .Nm 
-assumed the value 10.
+assumes the value 10.
 The priority is a value in the range -20 to 20.
 The default priority is 0, priority 20 is the lowest possible. 
 .Nm Nice