diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/syntax.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/syntax.scrbl
index 8d70d0f612..04418ad979 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/syntax.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/syntax.scrbl
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ action depends on the shape of the form:
 
 @itemize{
 
- @item{If it is a @scheme[begin] form, so the sub-forms are flattened
+ @item{If it is a @scheme[begin] form, the sub-forms are flattened
   out into the module's body and immediately processed in place of the
   @scheme[begin].}