diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index c250faec4ee2b8c0eb5887dddf04f985f498e61c..ca6b8637934c972956bc3dc8029b5f114a9d84f8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ VALUES ('New York', NULL, NULL, 'NY');
       partitions, if that requirement is planned into the partitioning design.
       <command>ALTER TABLE NO INHERIT</> and <command>DROP TABLE</> are
       both far faster than a bulk operation.
-      It also entirely avoids the <command>VACUUM</command>
+      These commands also entirely avoid the <command>VACUUM</command>
       overhead caused by a bulk <command>DELETE</>.
      </para>
     </listitem>