diff --git a/source/tutorial/resync-replica-set-member.txt b/source/tutorial/resync-replica-set-member.txt
index d1fbc9ce524..4dba78925c3 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/resync-replica-set-member.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/resync-replica-set-member.txt
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ during the file copy operation.
 .. important:: If copying data files, you must copy the content of the ``local``
    database.
 
-You *cannot* use a :program:`mongodump` backup to for the data files,
-**only a snapshot backup**. For approaches to capture a consistent
+You *cannot* use a :program:`mongodump` backup for the data files,
+**only a snapshot backup**. For approaches to capturing a consistent
 snapshot of a running :program:`mongod` instance, see the
 :doc:`/core/backups` documentation.