diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
index a37765d89c..f99cfce34a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  * The second filter, {@see 'plugins_api'}, allows a plugin to override the WordPress.org
  * Plugin Install API entirely. If `$action` is 'query_plugins' or 'plugin_information',
- * an object MUST be passed. If `$action` is 'hot_tags` or 'hot_categories', an array MUST
+ * an object MUST be passed. If `$action` is 'hot_tags' or 'hot_categories', an array MUST
  * be passed.
  *
  * Finally, the third filter, {@see 'plugins_api_result'}, makes it possible to filter the
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function plugins_api( $action, $args = array() ) {
 	 * Passing a non-false value will effectively short-circuit the WordPress.org API request.
 	 *
 	 * If `$action` is 'query_plugins' or 'plugin_information', an object MUST be passed.
-	 * If `$action` is 'hot_tags` or 'hot_categories', an array should be passed.
+	 * If `$action` is 'hot_tags' or 'hot_categories', an array should be passed.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.7.0
 	 *
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
index eafa84007a..d758480f39 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function get_theme_feature_list( $api = true ) {
  *
  * The second filter, {@see 'themes_api'}, allows a plugin to override the WordPress.org
  * Theme API entirely. If `$action` is 'query_themes', 'theme_information', or 'feature_list',
- * an object MUST be passed. If `$action` is 'hot_tags`, an array should be passed.
+ * an object MUST be passed. If `$action` is 'hot_tags', an array should be passed.
  *
  * Finally, the third filter, {@see 'themes_api_result'}, makes it possible to filter the
  * response object or array, depending on the `$action` type.
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ function themes_api( $action, $args = array() ) {
 	 * Passing a non-false value will effectively short-circuit the WordPress.org API request.
 	 *
 	 * If `$action` is 'query_themes', 'theme_information', or 'feature_list', an object MUST
-	 * be passed. If `$action` is 'hot_tags`, an array should be passed.
+	 * be passed. If `$action` is 'hot_tags', an array should be passed.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.8.0
 	 *