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 ## Accepting New Targets
 
-In order to be accepted to OSS-Fuzz, an open-source target must 
+To be accepted to OSS-Fuzz, an open-source target must 
 have a significant user base and/or be critical to the global IT infrastructure.
 
 To submit a new target:
-- create a pull request with new `targets/<target_name>/target.yaml` file ([example](targets/file/target.yaml) providing at least the following information:
+- start a pull request with new `targets/<target_name>/target.yaml` file ([example](targets/file/target.yaml) providing at least the following information:
   * target home site
   * e-mail of the engineering contact person to be CCed on issue. This
     has to be an e-mail