diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 8ea66241470..44f1ec644fe 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -767,11 +767,11 @@ ALTER TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   All the actions except <literal>RENAME</literal>,
-   <literal>SET TABLESPACE</literal>, <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal>,
+   All the forms of ALTER TABLE that act on a single table, except
+   <literal>RENAME</literal>, <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal>,
    <literal>ATTACH PARTITION</literal>, and
    <literal>DETACH PARTITION</literal> can be combined into
-   a list of multiple alterations to apply in parallel.  For example, it
+   a list of multiple alterations to be applied together.  For example, it
    is possible to add several columns and/or alter the type of several
    columns in a single command.  This is particularly useful with large
    tables, since only one pass over the table need be made.