diff --git a/addon/serializers/json.js b/addon/serializers/json.js
index aeb60814d97..2891c716a5b 100644
--- a/addon/serializers/json.js
+++ b/addon/serializers/json.js
@@ -1270,12 +1270,12 @@ export default Serializer.extend({
   },
 
   /**
-    `extractErrors` is used to extract model errors when a call is made
-    to `DS.Model#save` which fails with an `InvalidError`. By default
+    `extractErrors` is used to extract model errors when a call
+    to `DS.Model#save` fails with an `InvalidError`. By default
     Ember Data expects error information to be located on the `errors`
     property of the payload object.
 
-    This serializer expects the `errors` object to be an Array similar
+    This serializer expects this `errors` object to be an Array similar
     to the following, compliant with the JSON-API specification:
 
     ```js
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ export default Serializer.extend({
     ```
 
     When turn into a `DS.Errors` object, you can read these errors
-    through the virtual property `base`:
+    through the property `base`:
 
     ```handlebars
     {{#each model.errors.base as |error|}}