1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index f0f37117ed3..ef836a19461 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ pub trait Read {
         append_to_string(buf, |b| read_to_end(self, b))
     }
 
-    /// Create a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `Read`.
+    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `Read`.
     ///
     /// The returned adaptor also implements `Read` and will simply borrow this
     /// current reader.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self where Self: Sized { self }
 
-    /// Transform this `Read` instance to an `Iterator` over its bytes.
+    /// Transforms this `Read` instance to an `Iterator` over its bytes.
     ///
     /// The returned type implements `Iterator` where the `Item` is `Result<u8,
     /// R::Err>`.  The yielded item is `Ok` if a byte was successfully read and
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pub trait Read {
         Bytes { inner: self }
     }
 
-    /// Transform this `Read` instance to an `Iterator` over `char`s.
+    /// Transforms this `Read` instance to an `Iterator` over `char`s.
     ///
     /// This adaptor will attempt to interpret this reader as an UTF-8 encoded
     /// sequence of characters. The returned iterator will return `None` once
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ pub trait Read {
         Chars { inner: self }
     }
 
-    /// Create an adaptor which will chain this stream with another.
+    /// Creates an adaptor which will chain this stream with another.
     ///
     /// The returned `Read` instance will first read all bytes from this object
     /// until EOF is encountered. Afterwards the output is equivalent to the
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub trait Read {
         Chain { first: self, second: next, done_first: false }
     }
 
-    /// Create an adaptor which will read at most `limit` bytes from it.
+    /// Creates an adaptor which will read at most `limit` bytes from it.
     ///
     /// This function returns a new instance of `Read` which will read at most
     /// `limit` bytes, after which it will always return EOF (`Ok(0)`). Any
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ pub trait Write {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `Write`.
+    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `Write`.
     ///
     /// The returned adaptor also implements `Write` and will simply borrow this
     /// current writer.