diff --git a/man7/tcp.7 b/man7/tcp.7
index f780145db..9bdf96826 100644
--- a/man7/tcp.7
+++ b/man7/tcp.7
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ meaning that the option is disabled.
 .TP
 .IR tcp_abc " (Integer; default: 0; since Linux 2.6.15)"
 .\" The following is from 2.6.28-rc4: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
-Controls the Appropriate Byte Count (ABC), defined in RFC 3465.
+Control the Appropriate Byte Count (ABC), defined in RFC 3465.
 ABC is a way of increasing the congestion window
 .RI ( cwnd )
 more slowly in response to partial acknowledgments.
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ The default value for this list is "reno" plus the default setting of
 .TP
 .IR tcp_available_congestion_control " (String; read-only; since Linux 2.4.20)"
 .\" The following is from 2.6.28-rc4: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
-Shows a list of the congestion-control algorithms
+Show a list of the congestion-control algorithms
 that are registered.
 .\" FIXME How are the items in this delimited? Null bytes, spaces, commas?
 This list is a limiting set for the list in
@@ -286,14 +286,14 @@ increase provides TCP friendliness.
 .\" The following is from 2.6.12: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
 .TP
 .IR tcp_bic_low_window " (integer; default: 14; Linux 2.4.27/2.6.6 to 2.6.13)"
-Sets the threshold window (in packets) where BIC TCP starts to
+Set the threshold window (in packets) where BIC TCP starts to
 adjust the congestion window.
 Below this threshold BIC TCP behaves the same as the default TCP Reno.
 .\"
 .\" The following is from 2.6.12: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
 .TP
 .IR tcp_bic_fast_convergence " (Boolean; default: enabled; Linux 2.4.27/2.6.6 to 2.6.13)"
-Forces BIC TCP to more quickly respond to changes in congestion window.
+Force BIC TCP to more quickly respond to changes in congestion window.
 Allows two flows sharing the same connection to converge more rapidly.
 .TP
 .IR tcp_congestion_control " (String; default: see text; since Linux 2.4.13)"
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ In Linux 2.2, the default value was 180.
 .TP
 .IR tcp_frto " (integer; default: 0; since Linux 2.4.21/2.6)"
 .\" Since 2.4.21/2.5.43
-Enables F-RTO, an enhanced recovery algorithm for TCP retransmission
+Enable F-RTO, an enhanced recovery algorithm for TCP retransmission
 timeouts (RTOs).
 It is particularly beneficial in wireless environments
 where packet loss is typically due to random radio interference
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ This option should not be used in code intended to be portable.
 .TP
 .BR TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT " (since Linux 2.4)"
 .\" Precisely: since 2.3.38
-Allows a listener to be awakened only when data arrives on the socket.
+Allow a listener to be awakened only when data arrives on the socket.
 Takes an integer value (seconds), this can
 bound the maximum number of attempts TCP will make to
 complete the connection.