diff --git a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
index ea70f353442..66f3d2644c8 100644
--- a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
+++ b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
@@ -47,22 +47,21 @@ Database Management Actions
 .. authaction:: changeCustomData
 
    User can change the custom information of any user in the given
-   database. Apply this action to database or collection resources.
+   database. Apply this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: changeOwnCustomData
 
    Users can change their own custom information. Apply this action to
-   database or collection resources.
+   database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: changeOwnPassword
 
-   Users can change their own passwords. Apply this action to database or
-   collection resources.
+   Users can change their own passwords. Apply this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: changePassword
 
    User can change the password of any user in the given database. Apply
-   this action to database or collection resources.
+   this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: createCollection
 
@@ -78,12 +77,12 @@ Database Management Actions
 .. authaction:: createRole
 
    User can create new roles in the given database. Apply this action to
-   database or collection resources.
+   database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: createUser
 
    User can create new users in the given database. Apply this action to
-   database or collection resources.
+   database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: dropCollection
 
@@ -93,12 +92,12 @@ Database Management Actions
 .. authaction:: dropRole
 
    User can delete any role from the given database. Apply this action to
-   database or collection resources.
+   database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: dropUser
 
    User can remove any user from the given database. Apply this action to
-   database or collection resources.
+   database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: emptycapped
 
@@ -108,12 +107,12 @@ Database Management Actions
 .. authaction:: enableProfiler
 
    User can perform the :method:`db.setProfilingLevel()` method. Apply
-   this action to database or collection resources.
+   this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: grantRole
 
    User can grant any role in the database to any user from any database
-   in the system. Apply this action to database or collection resources.
+   in the system. Apply this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: killCursors
 
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ Database Management Actions
 .. authaction:: revokeRole
 
    User can remove any role from any user from any database in the system.
-   Apply this action to database or collection resources.
+   Apply this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: unlock
 
@@ -132,12 +131,12 @@ Database Management Actions
 .. authaction:: viewRole
 
    User can view information about any role in the given database. Apply
-   this action to database or collection resources.
+   this action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: viewUser
 
    User can view the information of any user in the given database. Apply
-   this action to database or collection resources.
+   this action to database resources.
 
 Deployment Management Actions
 -----------------------------
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ Sharding Actions
 .. authaction:: getShardVersion
 
    User can perform the :dbcommand:`getShardVersion` command. Apply this
-   action to database or collection resources.
+   action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: listShards
 
@@ -284,13 +283,13 @@ Sharding Actions
 
 .. authaction:: splitChunk
 
-   User can perform the :dbcommand:`splitChunk` command. Apply this action
-   to the ``cluster`` resource.
+   User can perform the :dbcommand:`splitChunk` command. Apply this action to
+   database or collection resources.
 
 .. authaction:: splitVector
 
-   User can perform the :dbcommand:`splitVector` command. Apply this
-   action to the ``cluster`` resource.
+   User can perform the :dbcommand:`splitVector` command. Apply this action to
+   database or collection resources.
 
 Server Administration Actions
 -----------------------------
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ Server Administration Actions
 .. authaction:: dropDatabase
 
    User can perform the :dbcommand:`dropDatabase` command. Apply this action
-   to database or collection resources.
+   to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: dropIndex
 
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ Server Administration Actions
 .. authaction:: repairDatabase
 
    User can perform the :dbcommand:`repairDatabase` command. Apply this
-   action to database or collection resources.
+   action to database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: setParameter
 
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ Diagnostic Actions
 .. authaction:: dbStats
 
    User can perform the :dbcommand:`dbStats` command. Apply this action to
-   database or collection resources.
+   database resources.
 
 .. authaction:: diagLogging