diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index c5ad9eb0bc..8ad496d3d6 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@
 
 \pnum
 \indextext{translation unit}%
-A name can have
+A name has
 \defnadj{external}{linkage},
 \defnadj{module}{linkage},
 \defnadj{internal}{linkage}, or