diff --git a/bin/ed/ed.1 b/bin/ed/ed.1
index b680f69eb706..0db9f8d76bb8 100644
--- a/bin/ed/ed.1
+++ b/bin/ed/ed.1
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ with
 By default, only the first match in each line is replaced.
 If the
 .Em g
-(global) suffix is given, then every match to be replaced.
+(global) suffix is given, then every match is to be replaced.
 The
 .Em n
 suffix, where
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ Write the addressed lines to
 .Ar file .
 Any previous contents of
 .Ar file
-is lost without warning.
+are lost without warning.
 If there is no default filename, then the default filename is set to
 .Ar file ,
 otherwise it is unchanged.