diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 9f3811717a..0782f0acdb 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Test Your Changes:</emphasis>
                     Once you have modified the source code, the easiest way to
-                    your changes is by calling the
+                    test your changes is by calling the
                     <filename>do_compile</filename> task as shown in the
                     following example:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>