diff --git a/chapter09/introduction.xml b/chapter09/introduction.xml
index da5ffe67c..745ca3165 100644
--- a/chapter09/introduction.xml
+++ b/chapter09/introduction.xml
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@
   <title>Introduction</title>
 
     <para>Booting a Linux system involves several tasks.  The process must
-    mount both virtual and real file systems, initialize devices, activate swap,
-    check file systems for integrity, mount any swap partitions or files, set
+    mount both virtual and real file systems, initialize devices, 
+    check file systems for integrity, mount and activate any swap partitions or files, set
     the system clock, bring up networking, start any daemons required by the
-    system, and accomplish any other custom tasks needed by the user.  This
+    system, and accomplish any other custom tasks specified by the user.  This
     process must be organized to ensure the tasks are performed in the correct
-    order but, at the same time, be executed as fast as possible.</para>
+    order and executed as quickly as possible.</para>
 
   <sect2 id='sysv-desc'>
     <title>System V</title>
 
     <para>System V is the classic boot process that has been used in Unix and
     Unix-like systems such as Linux since about 1983.  It consists of a small
-    program, <command>init</command>, that sets up basic programs such as
+    program, <command>init</command>, that sets up basic processes such as
     <command>login</command> (via getty) and runs a script.  This script,
     usually named <command>rc</command>,  controls the execution of a set of
     additional scripts that perform the tasks required to initialize the
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     <para>The <command>init</command> program is controlled by the
     <filename>/etc/inittab</filename> file and is organized into run levels that
-    can be run by the user. In LFS, they are used as follows:</para>
+    can be chosen by the user. In LFS, they are used as follows:</para>
 
 <literallayout>0 &mdash; halt
 1 &mdash; Single user mode
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@
 
       <listitem>
           <para>Serial processing of boot tasks. This is related to the previous
-          point.  A delay in any process such as a file system check, will
+          point.  A delay in any process, such as a file system check, will
           delay the entire boot process.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
           <para>Does not directly support advanced features like
-          control groups (cgroups), and per-user fair share scheduling.</para>
+          control groups (cgroups) and per-user fair share scheduling.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>