diff --git a/source/core/shell-types.txt b/source/core/shell-types.txt
index 3fd65a2ff91..e32646b4662 100644
--- a/source/core/shell-types.txt
+++ b/source/core/shell-types.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The operation returns ``string``.
 Return ``Date``
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-The :program:`mongo` shell wrap objects of ``Date`` type with the
+The :program:`mongo` shell wraps objects of ``Date`` type with the
 ``ISODate`` helper; however, the objects remain of type ``Date``.
 
 The following example uses both the ``new Date()`` constructor and the