diff --git a/pkg/ottl/ottlfuncs/README.md b/pkg/ottl/ottlfuncs/README.md
index 85e315c6eff38..5e0e19c324e2e 100644
--- a/pkg/ottl/ottlfuncs/README.md
+++ b/pkg/ottl/ottlfuncs/README.md
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@ Examples:
 
 `IsRootSpan()`
 
-The `IsRootSpan` Converter returns `true` if the span in the corresponding context is root, that means
-its `parent_span_id` equals to hexadecimal representation of zero.
+The `IsRootSpan` Converter returns `true` if the span in the corresponding context is root, which means
+its `parent_span_id` is equal to hexadecimal representation of zero.
 
 The function returns `false` in all other scenarios, including `parent_span_id == ""` or `parent_span_id == nil`.