diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/webApi/getTodoItems.md b/aspnetcore/includes/webApi/getTodoItems.md
index 90c7ba5584..491a3eaf4d 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/includes/webApi/getTodoItems.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/webApi/getTodoItems.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The `[HttpGet]` attribute specifies an HTTP GET method. The URL path for each me
 
 [!code-csharp[Main](../../tutorials/first-web-api/sample/TodoApi/Controllers/TodoController.cs?name=TodoController&highlight=3)]
 
-* Replace `[controller]` with the name of the controller, which is the controller class name minus the "Controller" suffix. For this sample, the controller class name is **Todo**Controller and the root name is "todo". ASP.NET Core [routing](xref:mvc/controllers/routing) isn't case sensitive.
+* Replaces `[controller]` with the name of the controller, which is the controller class name minus the "Controller" suffix. For this sample, the controller class name is **Todo**Controller and the root name is "todo". ASP.NET Core [routing](xref:mvc/controllers/routing) isn't case sensitive.
 * If the `[HttpGet]` attribute has a route template (such as `[HttpGet("/products")]`, append that to the path. This sample doesn't use a template. See [Attribute routing with Http[Verb] attributes](xref:mvc/controllers/routing#attribute-routing-with-httpverb-attributes) for more information.
 
 In the `GetById` method: