diff --git a/source/tutorial/create-an-auto-incrementing-field.txt b/source/tutorial/create-an-auto-incrementing-field.txt
index c368e11465b..5501409676f 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/create-an-auto-incrementing-field.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/create-an-auto-incrementing-field.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ following:
 
    Generally in MongoDB, you would not use an auto-increment pattern
    for the ``_id`` field, or any field, because it does not scale for
-   databases with larger numbers of documents. Typically the default
+   databases with large numbers of documents. Typically the default
    value :term:`ObjectId <objectid>` is more ideal for the ``_id``.
 
 
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ following:
 A Counters Collection
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Use a separate ``counters`` collection tracks the *last* number sequence
-used. The ``_id`` field contains the sequence name and the ``seq``
+Use a separate ``counters`` collection to track the *last* number sequence
+used. The ``_id`` field contains the sequence name and the ``seq`` field
 contains the last value of the sequence.
 
 1. Insert into the ``counters`` collection, the initial value for the ``userid``: