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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Instances of Ubuntu Linux with [MPICH](https://www.mpich.org) -- portable implem
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-This is a quickstart guide of how you can typically use this *LabInstance to deploy MPI programs*
+This is a quickstart guide of howto use this *LabInstance to deploy MPI programs*
 
 - Working Directory
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is a quickstart guide of how you can typically use this *LabInstance to dep
 
 > mpi
 
-- The host file that contains addresses of connected workers can created with:
+- The host file that contains addresses of connected workers can be created with:
 
 > IP_ADDR=$(ip addr show | grep "inet " | grep  "eth0" | awk '{print $2}')
 >