diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
index b00e7bc14e..1edc9ea238 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            The <filename>build_dir</filename> is optional and specifies the directory the
+            The <filename>build_dir</filename> argument is optional and specifies the directory the
             OpenEmbedded build system uses for the build -
             the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
             If you do not specify a Build Directory, it defaults to a directory
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
         <note>
             Building an image without GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3) components
-            is only supported for minimal and base images.
+            is supported for only minimal and base images.
             See the "<link linkend='ref-images'>Images</link>" chapter for more information.
         </note>
     </section>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             <filename>package_write</filename>, and <filename>build</filename>.
             The default task is <filename>build</filename> and any tasks on which it depends
             build first.
-            Some tasks exist, such as <filename>devshell</filename>, that are not part of the
+            Some tasks, such as <filename>devshell</filename>, are not part of the
             default build chain.
             If you wish to run a task that is not part of the default build chain, you can use the
             <filename>-c</filename> option in BitBake.
@@ -479,11 +479,11 @@
             from your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file.
             However, you should realize that enabling and disabling
             build history in this manner can change the
-            <filename>do_package</filename> task checksums, which if you
+            <filename>do_package</filename> task checksums which, if you
             are using the OEBasicHash signature generator (the default
             for many current distro configurations including
             <filename>DISTRO = "poky"</filename> and
-            <filename>DISTRO = ""</filename>) and will result in the packaging
+            <filename>DISTRO = ""</filename>) will result in the packaging
             tasks being re-run during the subsequent build.
         </para>