diff --git a/src/fn/closures.md b/src/fn/closures.md
index 2016c14fc4..e7b8c98670 100644
--- a/src/fn/closures.md
+++ b/src/fn/closures.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
     // TODO: uncomment the line above and see the compiler error. The compiler
     // suggests that we define a closure instead.
 
-    // Closures are anonymous, here we are binding them to references
+    // Closures are anonymous, here we are binding them to references.
     // Annotation is identical to function annotation but is optional
     // as are the `{}` wrapping the body. These nameless functions
     // are assigned to appropriately named variables.
diff --git a/src/std/hash/alt_key_types.md b/src/std/hash/alt_key_types.md
index ab94819b25..7e68e8c67f 100644
--- a/src/std/hash/alt_key_types.md
+++ b/src/std/hash/alt_key_types.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Any type that implements the `Eq` and `Hash` traits can be a key in `HashMap`. 
 This includes:
 
-* `bool` (though not very useful since there is only two possible keys)
+* `bool` (though not very useful since there are only two possible keys)
 * `int`, `uint`, and all variations thereof
 * `String` and `&str` (protip: you can have a `HashMap` keyed by `String`
 and call `.get()` with an `&str`)
diff --git a/src/std_misc/file/read_lines.md b/src/std_misc/file/read_lines.md
index a6f330094e..1a2a64241e 100644
--- a/src/std_misc/file/read_lines.md
+++ b/src/std_misc/file/read_lines.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 }
 
-// The output is wrapped in a Result to allow matching on errors
+// The output is wrapped in a Result to allow matching on errors.
 // Returns an Iterator to the Reader of the lines of the file.
 fn read_lines<P>(filename: P) -> io::Result<io::Lines<io::BufReader<File>>>
 where P: AsRef<Path>, {
diff --git a/src/std_misc/threads/testcase_mapreduce.md b/src/std_misc/threads/testcase_mapreduce.md
index ee25b1661c..9cc162f518 100644
--- a/src/std_misc/threads/testcase_mapreduce.md
+++ b/src/std_misc/threads/testcase_mapreduce.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use std::thread;
 fn main() {
 
     // This is our data to process.
-    // We will calculate the sum of all digits via a threaded  map-reduce algorithm.
+    // We will calculate the sum of all digits via a threaded map-reduce algorithm.
     // Each whitespace separated chunk will be handled in a different thread.
     //
     // TODO: see what happens to the output if you insert spaces!