diff --git a/product_docs/docs/epas/16/reference/oracle_compatibility_reference/epas_compat_bip_guide/03_built-in_packages/20_utl_file.mdx b/product_docs/docs/epas/16/reference/oracle_compatibility_reference/epas_compat_bip_guide/03_built-in_packages/20_utl_file.mdx
index a3f30027a86..60df0bf3126 100644
--- a/product_docs/docs/epas/16/reference/oracle_compatibility_reference/epas_compat_bip_guide/03_built-in_packages/20_utl_file.mdx
+++ b/product_docs/docs/epas/16/reference/oracle_compatibility_reference/epas_compat_bip_guide/03_built-in_packages/20_utl_file.mdx
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ The `FOPEN` function opens a file for I/O.
 
 ## FOPEN_NCHAR
 
-The `FOPEN_NCHAR` procedure opens file `filename` in the directory identified by `location` to read and/or write Unicode character set data. 
+The `FOPEN_NCHAR` procedure opens the file `filename` in the directory identified by `location` to read and/or write Unicode character set data. 
 
 ```sql
 FOPEN_NCHAR(location VARCHAR2, filename VARCHAR2, open_mode VARCHAR2, max_linesize INTEGER)