diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
index b986ca24813..b9755305cbd 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Testing responses
 
 The ``get()`` and ``post()`` methods both return a ``Response`` object. This
 ``Response`` object is *not* the same as the ``HttpResponse`` object returned
-Django views; the test response object has some additional data useful for
+by Django views; the test response object has some additional data useful for
 test code to verify.
 
 Specifically, a ``Response`` object has the following attributes: