diff --git a/ssh-keygen.1 b/ssh-keygen.1
index b1430f1..f7b08c9 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.1
+++ b/ssh-keygen.1
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 defaults to generating an RSA key for use by protocols 1.3 and 1.5;
 specifying the
 .Fl t
-allows you to create a key for use by protocol 2.0.
+option allows you to create a key for use by protocol 2.0.
 .Pp
 Normally each user wishing to use SSH
 with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 appended.
 The program also asks for a passphrase.
 The passphrase may be empty to indicate no passphrase
-(host keys must have empty passphrase), or it may be a string of
+(host keys must have an empty passphrase), or it may be a string of
 arbitrary length.
 Good passphrases are 10-30 characters long and are
 not simple sentences or otherwise easily guessable (English