diff --git a/docs/topics/forms/formsets.txt b/docs/topics/forms/formsets.txt
index a790ec16fe..8c2539934e 100644
--- a/docs/topics/forms/formsets.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/forms/formsets.txt
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ a formset out of an ``ArticleForm`` you would do::
     >>> from django.forms import formset_factory
     >>> ArticleFormSet = formset_factory(ArticleForm)
 
-You now have created a formset named ``ArticleFormSet``. The formset gives you
-the ability to iterate over the forms in the formset and display them as you
-would with a regular form::
+You now have created a formset class named ``ArticleFormSet``.
+Instantiating the formset gives you the ability to iterate over the forms 
+in the formset and display them as you would with a regular form::
 
     >>> formset = ArticleFormSet()
     >>> for form in formset:
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ would with a regular form::
 As you can see it only displayed one empty form. The number of empty forms
 that is displayed is controlled by the ``extra`` parameter. By default,
 :func:`~django.forms.formsets.formset_factory` defines one extra form; the
-following example will display two blank forms::
+following example will create a formset class to display two blank forms::
 
     >>> ArticleFormSet = formset_factory(ArticleForm, extra=2)
 
-Iterating over the ``formset`` will render the forms in the order they were
+Iterating over a formset will render the forms in the order they were
 created. You can change this order by providing an alternate implementation for
 the ``__iter__()`` method.