diff --git a/source/declarations.tex b/source/declarations.tex
index ba7fbce79d..30772628b9 100644
--- a/source/declarations.tex
+++ b/source/declarations.tex
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@
 \end{note}
 
 \pnum
-The placeholder type can appear with a function declarator in the
+A placeholder type can appear with a function declarator in the
 \grammarterm{decl-specifier-seq}, \grammarterm{type-specifier-seq},
 \grammarterm{conversion-function-id}, or \grammarterm{trailing-return-type},
 in any context where such a declarator is valid. If the function declarator