diff --git a/src/std/rc.md b/src/std/rc.md
index 358bd45f39..86e00e9081 100644
--- a/src/std/rc.md
+++ b/src/std/rc.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ When multiple ownership is needed, `Rc`(Reference Counting) can be used. `Rc` ke
 
 Reference count of an `Rc` increases by 1 whenever an `Rc` is cloned, and decreases by 1 whenever one cloned `Rc` is dropped out of the scope. When an `Rc`'s reference count becomes zero, which means there are no owners remained, both the `Rc` and the value are all dropped. 
 
-Cloning an `Rc` never do a deep copy. Cloning creates just another pointer to the wrapped value, and increments the count.
+Cloning an `Rc` never performs a deep copy. Cloning creates just another pointer to the wrapped value, and increments the count.
 
 ```rust,editable
 use std::rc::Rc;