diff --git a/source/configure_openstack_environment.rst b/source/configure_openstack_environment.rst
index 85b223c2..65a8d69f 100644
--- a/source/configure_openstack_environment.rst
+++ b/source/configure_openstack_environment.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Configure your environment
 ==========================
 
-Before continuing with the installation process, is important to understand:
+Before continuing with the installation process, it's important to understand:
 
 * The :file:`hosts` file; this file defines the roles your machines play in the
   overall scheme of your network mapping.
diff --git a/source/openstack_env_inventory_file.rst b/source/openstack_env_inventory_file.rst
index e295e8ca..69505ad2 100644
--- a/source/openstack_env_inventory_file.rst
+++ b/source/openstack_env_inventory_file.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The "hosts" file
 The :file:`hosts` file is an inventory file where you specify, via
 ``ini`` format, the roles your machine plays.
 
-The hosts file can be structured with different groups, where each
+The :file:`hosts` file can be structured with different groups, where each
 group plays a specific role in your environment and network mapping.
 
 Consider the following example::
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Consider the following example::
     192.168.50.13
 
 Here the :role:`[openstack_identity]` syntax defines the group, and
-``192.168.50.13`` specifies the machines that possess that role. You
+``192.168.50.13`` specifies the machine(s) that possess that role. You
 may define multiple machines in the same group; this is a standard
 configuration for :role:`[openstack_compute]` nodes::