diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql
index 1320069bb1c..4bc58eb0854 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql	
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ predicate isOperationSourceCandidate(Expr e) {
 }
 
 /**
- * The set of all expressions which is a candidate expression.
+ * The set of all expressions that are candidate expression.
  * ```
  * a = something <<< 2;
  * myDate.year = a + 1;        // invalid