--- doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_variable.sgml.orig	2021-01-08 18:05:28.643147771 +0100
+++ doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_variable.sgml	2021-01-08 18:07:17.876113523 +0100
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>DROP VARIABLE</refname>
-  <refpurpose>removes a schema variable</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>remove a schema variable</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a schema variable.
+      The name, optionally schema-qualified, of a schema variable.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
