diff --git a/doc/sources/gettingstarted/layouts.rst b/doc/sources/gettingstarted/layouts.rst
index 31ac3d536..3a0eb0c65 100644
--- a/doc/sources/gettingstarted/layouts.rst
+++ b/doc/sources/gettingstarted/layouts.rst
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ Layouts are containers used to arrange widgets in a particular manner::
                     bottom) or `tb-lr` order.
 
 When you add a widget to a layout, the following properties are used to
-determine the widgets size and position, depending on the type of layout:
+determine the widget's size and position, depending on the type of layout:
 
     **size_hint**: defines the size of a widget in its parent space as a percentage.
     Values are restricted to the range 0.0 - 1.0 i.e. 0.01 = 1% and 1. = 100%.
 
     **pos_hint**: is used to place the widget relative to the parent.
 
-The **size_hint** and **pos_hint** are used to calculate widget's size and
-position only if the value/s are not set to None. If you set these values to
-None, the layout will not position/size the widget and you can specify the
+The **size_hint** and **pos_hint** are used to calculate a widget's size and
+position only if the value(s) are not set to ``None``. If you set these values to
+``None``, the layout will not position/size the widget and you can specify the
 values (x, y, width, height) directly in screen coordinates.
 
 For a detailed look at how you can arrange widgets using layouts, please refer