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 Because ``yield`` will often be returning ``None``, you should always check for
 this case.  Don't just use its value in expressions unless you're sure that the
-``send()`` method will be the only method used resume your generator function.
+``send()`` method will be the only method used to resume your generator
+function.
 
 In addition to ``send()``, there are two other new methods on generators: