diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index b44ac696067..01121feb2b2 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -1245,8 +1245,9 @@ accepts integers that meet the value restriction ``0 <= x <= 255``).
 | ``s.pop()`` or ``s.pop(i)``  | retrieves the item at *i* and  | \(2)                |
 |                              | also removes it from *s*       |                     |
 +------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------+
-| ``s.remove(x)``              | remove the first item from *s* | \(3)                |
-|                              | where ``s[i]`` is equal to *x* |                     |
+| ``s.remove(x)``              | removes the first item from    | \(3)                |
+|                              | *s* where ``s[i]`` is equal to |                     |
+|                              | *x*                            |                     |
 +------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------+
 | ``s.reverse()``              | reverses the items of *s* in   | \(4)                |
 |                              | place                          |                     |