diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml
index c8d369a8c8..15441fadb6 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml
@@ -440,24 +440,24 @@
         size, which downloads and installs quickly.
         You need to realize, though, that the minimal installer does not
         install any libraries or tools out of the box.
-        These must be installed either "on the fly" or through actions you
-        perform using <filename>devtool</filename> or explicitly with the
-        <filename>devtool sdk-install</filename> command.
+        These libraries and tools must be installed either "on the fly" or
+        through actions you perform using <filename>devtool</filename> or
+        explicitly with the <filename>devtool sdk-install</filename> command.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        In most cases, when building a minimal SDK you will need to also enable
+        In most cases, when building a minimal SDK you need to also enable
         bringing in the information on a wider range of packages produced by
         the system.
-        This is particularly true so that <filename>devtool add</filename>
-        is able to effectively map dependencies it discovers in a source tree
-        to the appropriate recipes.
-        Also so that the <filename>devtool search</filename> command
-        is able to return useful results.
+        Requiring this wider range of information is particularly true
+        so that <filename>devtool add</filename> is able to effectively map
+        dependencies it discovers in a source tree to the appropriate recipes.
+        Additionally, the information enables the
+        <filename>devtool search</filename> command to return useful results.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        To facilitate this wider range of information, you would additionally
+        To facilitate this wider range of information, you would need to
         set the following:
         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA = "1"
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN'><filename>SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN</filename></ulink>
         variable to "1".
         In particular, it is useful to include the toolchain when you
-        have set <filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename> to
-        "minimal", which by default, excludes the toolchain.
+        have set <filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename> to "minimal", which by
+        default, excludes the toolchain.
         Also, it is helpful if you are building a small SDK for use with
         an IDE, such as <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark>, or some
         other tool where you do not want to take extra steps to install a