diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index 5b6f8851224a3f5e96619c1730da38c0c59310a4..5613c54f0bec603c06bd6834692cf4a053bc30df 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -1114,11 +1114,11 @@ module ClassMethods
       #   similar callbacks may affect the :dependent behavior, and the
       #   :dependent behavior may affect other callbacks.
       #
-      #   * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes all the associated objects to also be destroyed
-      #   * <tt>:delete_all</tt> causes all the associated objects to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not execute)
+      #   * <tt>:destroy</tt> causes all the associated objects to also be destroyed.
+      #   * <tt>:delete_all</tt> causes all the associated objects to be deleted directly from the database (so callbacks will not be executed).
       #   * <tt>:nullify</tt> causes the foreign keys to be set to +NULL+. Callbacks are not executed.
-      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there are any associated records
-      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there are any associated objects
+      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_exception</tt> causes an exception to be raised if there are any associated records.
+      #   * <tt>:restrict_with_error</tt> causes an error to be added to the owner if there are any associated objects.
       #
       #   If using with the <tt>:through</tt> option, the association on the join model must be
       #   a +belongs_to+, and the records which get deleted are the join records, rather than