diff --git a/standards/core/sync.md b/standards/core/sync.md
index c6b9bb8..793b8c3 100644
--- a/standards/core/sync.md
+++ b/standards/core/sync.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ The partitioning count is the number of time a range is split.
 A higher value reduces round trips at the cost of computing more fingerprints.
 
 The item set threshold determines when item sets are sent instead of fingerprints.
-Higher value sends more items which means higher chance of duplicates but
+A higher value sends more items which means higher chance of duplicates but
 reduce the amount of round trips overall.
 
 #### Storage