diff --git a/docs/trace/customizing-the-sdk/README.md b/docs/trace/customizing-the-sdk/README.md
index 07ad1f0d4b0..e85207c8ea2 100644
--- a/docs/trace/customizing-the-sdk/README.md
+++ b/docs/trace/customizing-the-sdk/README.md
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ logging, by supporting `Activity` and `LogRecord` respectively.*
 is the immutable representation of the entity producing the telemetry. If no
 `Resource` is explicitly configured, the
 [default](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/resource/semantic_conventions/README.md#semantic-attributes-with-sdk-provided-default-value)
-is to use a resource indicating this
+resource is used to indicate the
 [Service](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/resource/semantic_conventions/README.md#service).
-The `ConfigureResource` method on `TracerProviderBuilder` can be used to set a
+The `ConfigureResource` method on `TracerProviderBuilder` can be used to
 configure the resource on the provider. When the provider is built, it
 automatically builds the final `Resource` from the configured `ResourceBuilder`.
 There can only be a single `Resource` associated with a