diff --git a/doc/cql3/CQL.textile b/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
index a0cb151f0f..0221bc12f7 100644
--- a/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
+++ b/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ ALTER KEYSPACE Excelsior
           WITH replication = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 4};
 
 p. 
-The @ALTER KEYSPACE@ statement alter the properties of an existing keyspace. The supported @<properties>@ are the same that for the "@CREATE TABLE@":#createKeyspaceStmt statement.
+The @ALTER KEYSPACE@ statement alters the properties of an existing keyspace. The supported @<properties>@ are the same as for the "@CREATE KEYSPACE@":#createKeyspaceStmt statement.
 
 
 h3(#dropKeyspaceStmt). DROP KEYSPACE