diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a383228..2cc7b2e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # contextcheck
 
-`contextcheck` is a static analysis tool, it is used to check the function whether use a non-inherited context, which will result in a broken call link.
+`contextcheck` is a static analysis tool, it is used to check whether the function uses a non-inherited context, which will result in a broken call link.
 
 For example:
 
diff --git a/contextcheck.go b/contextcheck.go
index e4a79b0..2ba7338 100644
--- a/contextcheck.go
+++ b/contextcheck.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var pkgprefix string
 func NewAnalyzer(cfg Configuration) *analysis.Analyzer {
 	analyzer := &analysis.Analyzer{
 		Name: "contextcheck",
-		Doc:  "check the function whether use a non-inherited context",
+		Doc:  "check whether the function uses a non-inherited context",
 		Run:  NewRun(nil, cfg.DisableFact),
 		Requires: []*analysis.Analyzer{
 			buildssa.Analyzer,