diff --git a/modules/directives/pages/include.adoc b/modules/directives/pages/include.adoc
index 7d0b7e718c461c8b9c5ec0b1e8569928dfd615e6..d16ed5de0e6892f2d8208e2c3e8276c774991463 100644
--- a/modules/directives/pages/include.adoc
+++ b/modules/directives/pages/include.adoc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Escaping the directive is necessary _even if it appears in a verbatim block_ sin
 
 The path used in an include directive can be relative or absolute.
 
-If the path relative, the processor resolves the path using the following rules:
+If the path is relative, the processor resolves the path using the following rules:
 
 * If the include directive is used in the main (top-level) document, relative paths are resolved relative to the base directory.
 (The base directory defaults to the directory of the main document and can be overridden from the CLI or API).