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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml
index 0adc457f03a..f8f83d463d4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@
uses this isolation level, a <command>SELECT</command> query
(without a <literal>FOR UPDATE/SHARE</literal> clause) sees only data
committed before the query began; it never sees either uncommitted
- data or changes committed during query execution by concurrent
- transactions. In effect, a <command>SELECT</command> query sees
+ data or changes committed by concurrent transactions during the query's
+ execution. In effect, a <command>SELECT</command> query sees
a snapshot of the database as of the instant the query begins to
run. However, <command>SELECT</command> does see the effects
of previous updates executed within its own transaction, even
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ COMMIT;
<para>
The <firstterm>Repeatable Read</firstterm> isolation level only sees
data committed before the transaction began; it never sees either
- uncommitted data or changes committed during transaction execution
- by concurrent transactions. (However, the query does see the
+ uncommitted data or changes committed by concurrent transactions during
+ the transaction's execution. (However, each query does see the
effects of previous updates executed within its own transaction,
even though they are not yet committed.) This is a stronger
guarantee than is required by the <acronym>SQL</acronym> standard