diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Thanks for your help improving the project! We are so happy to have you! We have
 [a contributing guide](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) to
 help you get involved in the ethers-rs project.
 
-If you make a Pull Request, do not forget to add your changes in the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) and ensure your code if
+If you make a Pull Request, do not forget to add your changes in the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) and ensure your code is
 properly formatted with `cargo +nightly fmt` and clippy is happy `cargo clippy`, you can even try to let clippy fix simple
 issues itself: `cargo +nightly clippy --fix -Z unstable-options`