diff --git a/Doc/Sd1/inheritance.xml b/Doc/Sd1/inheritance.xml
index b53d71c42d6e6711bef352891e072461467c2111..5b331913c2e372808022c66a1601c94e688dd049 100644
--- a/Doc/Sd1/inheritance.xml
+++ b/Doc/Sd1/inheritance.xml
@@ -705,20 +705,19 @@ public class Circle extends Shape {
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>A class containing an <code language="java">abstract</code>
-          method or field must itself be declared <code
+          method must itself be declared <code
           language="java">abstract</code>.</para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
           <para><code language="java">abstract</code> classes are allowed to
-          host non-<code language="java">abstract</code> methods or
-          fields.</para>
+          host non-<code language="java">abstract</code> methods.</para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>A class may be declared <code language="java">abstract</code>
           irrespective of purely containing non-<code
-          language="java">abstract</code> methods and fields .</para>
+          language="java">abstract</code> methods.</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </figure>
@@ -1210,7 +1209,7 @@ Type Rectangle</screen></td>
 
     <figure xml:id="sd1_inherit_fig_shapeDefineEquals">
       <title>Defining <methodname>equals(...)</methodname> of
-      <classname>Shape</classname> instances </title>
+      <classname>Shape</classname> instances</title>
 
       <para>Two <classname>Shape</classname> instances shall be considered
       equal if:</para>
@@ -1287,7 +1286,7 @@ Type Rectangle</screen></td>
   }
  ...</programlisting>
 
-      <remark>if <code language="java">o == null</code> the expression <code
+      <remark>if <code language="java">o == null</code> then <code
       language="java">o instanceof Rectangle</code> evaluates to <code
       language="java">false</code>.</remark>
     </figure>