diff --git a/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md b/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md
index 7e0a8a43d4..624b93da28 100644
--- a/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md
+++ b/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ root-key because normally it does not exist when calling `new`:
 params.fetch(:blog, {}).permit(:title, :author)
 ```
 
-`accepts_nested_attributes_for` allows you update and destroy the
+`accepts_nested_attributes_for` allows you to update and destroy
 associated records. This is based on the `id` and `_destroy`
 parameters: