diff --git a/src/content/learn/manipulating-the-dom-with-refs.md b/src/content/learn/manipulating-the-dom-with-refs.md
index b5c193763..3e91a7694 100644
--- a/src/content/learn/manipulating-the-dom-with-refs.md
+++ b/src/content/learn/manipulating-the-dom-with-refs.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Then, use it to declare a ref inside your component:
 const myRef = useRef(null);
 ```
 
-Finally, pass it to the DOM node as the `ref` attribute:
+Finally, pass your ref as the `ref` attribute to the JSX tag for which you want to get the DOM node:
 
 ```js
 <div ref={myRef}>
diff --git a/src/content/reference/react-dom/components/progress.md b/src/content/reference/react-dom/components/progress.md
index fd6c96a1e..b783a102d 100644
--- a/src/content/reference/react-dom/components/progress.md
+++ b/src/content/reference/react-dom/components/progress.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ To display a progress indicator, render the [built-in browser `<progress>`](http
 Additionally, `<progress>` supports these props:
 
 * [`max`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/progress#attr-max): A number. Specifies the maximum `value`. Defaults to `1`.
-* [`value`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/progress#attr-value): A number between `0` and `max`, or `null` for intermedinate progress. Specifies how much was done.
+* [`value`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/progress#attr-value): A number between `0` and `max`, or `null` for indeterminate progress. Specifies how much was done.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/content/reference/react/useEffect.md b/src/content/reference/react/useEffect.md
index dd84fd2ea..8d04f205c 100644
--- a/src/content/reference/react/useEffect.md
+++ b/src/content/reference/react/useEffect.md
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ function ChatRoom({ roomId }) {
 }
 ```
 
-**To remove a dependency, you need to ["prove" to the linter *doesn't need* to be a dependency.](/learn/removing-effect-dependencies#removing-unnecessary-dependencies)** For example, you can move `serverUrl` out of your component to prove that it's not reactive and won't change on re-renders:
+**To remove a dependency, you need to ["prove" to the linter that it *doesn't need* to be a dependency.](/learn/removing-effect-dependencies#removing-unnecessary-dependencies)** For example, you can move `serverUrl` out of your component to prove that it's not reactive and won't change on re-renders:
 
 ```js {1,8}
 const serverUrl = 'https://localhost:1234'; // Not a reactive value anymore