diff --git a/t/03-exact_size_off.test b/t/03-exact_size_off.test
index cdc61ec..6bf7bcc 100644
--- a/t/03-exact_size_off.test
+++ b/t/03-exact_size_off.test
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
-We test if the output from using "fancyindex_exact_size off" looks sane
+This test checks if the output from using "fancyindex_exact_size off"
+looks sane.
 --
 nginx_start 'fancyindex_exact_size off;'
 content=$(fetch)
diff --git a/t/04-hasindex-html.test b/t/04-hasindex-html.test
index 69ac222..13a0700 100644
--- a/t/04-hasindex-html.test
+++ b/t/04-hasindex-html.test
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
 This test fetches the root directory served by Nginx, which has no index
-file, and checks the output contains a few HTML elements know to exist in
-a directory index.
+file, and checks that the output contains a few HTML elements known to
+exist in a directory index.
 --
 use pup
 nginx_start
diff --git a/t/06-hide_parent.test b/t/06-hide_parent.test
index 494c958..9e3ad6b 100644
--- a/t/06-hide_parent.test
+++ b/t/06-hide_parent.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
-This test check the output using "fancyindex_hide_parent_dir on"
+This test checks the output using "fancyindex_hide_parent_dir on".
 --
 use pup
 nginx_start 'fancyindex_hide_parent_dir on;'
diff --git a/t/07-directory-first.test b/t/07-directory-first.test
index 82c37cc..a7f3080 100644
--- a/t/07-directory-first.test
+++ b/t/07-directory-first.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
-This test check the output using "fancyindex_directories_first on"
+This test checks the output using "fancyindex_directories_first on".
 --
 use pup
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ while read -r name ; do
 		;;
 	*d*)
 		echo "dir $name"
-		[[ "$cur_type" = f ]] && fail 'Directories should come before Files'
+		[[ "$cur_type" = f ]] && fail 'Directories should come before files'
 		cur_type=d
 		if [[ -z ${previous} ]] ; then
 			previous=${name}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ while read -r name ; do
 		;;
 	*f*)
 		echo "file $name"
-		[[ -z "$cur_type" ]] && fail 'Directories should come before Files'
+		[[ -z "$cur_type" ]] && fail 'Directories should come before files'
 		if [[ "$cur_type" = d ]] ; then
 			cur_type=f
 			previous=${name}
diff --git a/t/07-show_dotfiles.test b/t/07-show_dotfiles.test
index 6b56410..0ef5529 100644
--- a/t/07-show_dotfiles.test
+++ b/t/07-show_dotfiles.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
-Test the option to show dotfiles.
+This test checks the option to show dotfiles.
 --
 # Turn it on.
 nginx_start 'fancyindex_show_dotfiles on;'
diff --git a/t/08-local-footer.test b/t/08-local-footer.test
index 6d6318b..09b1e6c 100644
--- a/t/08-local-footer.test
+++ b/t/08-local-footer.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
 This test checks that a local footer can be included with
-"fancyindex_header ... local"
+"fancyindex_header ... local".
 --
 use pup
 
diff --git a/t/09-local-header.test b/t/09-local-header.test
index 455b966..8b101b1 100644
--- a/t/09-local-header.test
+++ b/t/09-local-header.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
 This test checks that a local header can be included with
-"fancyindex_header ... local"
+"fancyindex_header ... local".
 --
 use pup
 
diff --git a/t/10-local-headerfooter.test b/t/10-local-headerfooter.test
index 6adfb45..739fcd6 100644
--- a/t/10-local-headerfooter.test
+++ b/t/10-local-headerfooter.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
 This test checks that both a local header and footer can be included with
-"fancyindex_{header,footer} ... local"
+"fancyindex_{header,footer} ... local".
 --
 use pup
 
diff --git a/t/11-local-footer-nested.test b/t/11-local-footer-nested.test
index 0530853..ce90d20 100644
--- a/t/11-local-footer-nested.test
+++ b/t/11-local-footer-nested.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
-This test checks that local footers are correctly included in presence of
+This test checks that local footers are correctly included in the presence of
 directives in nested locations:
 
 	fancyindex_footer <one> local;
diff --git a/t/12-local-footer-nested.test b/t/12-local-footer-nested.test
index 7c0aef7..3ec0e6b 100644
--- a/t/12-local-footer-nested.test
+++ b/t/12-local-footer-nested.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 cat <<---
 This test checks that the configuration file is properly parsed if there
-is only one parameter passed to the fancyndex_header and fancyindex_footer
+is only one parameter passed to the fancyindex_header and fancyindex_footer
 configuration directives.
 --