diff --git a/docs/msbuild/usingtask-element-msbuild.md b/docs/msbuild/usingtask-element-msbuild.md
index 26d275e8dde..cbb62cc5cdb 100644
--- a/docs/msbuild/usingtask-element-msbuild.md
+++ b/docs/msbuild/usingtask-element-msbuild.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ The assembly containing the custom task is loaded when the `Task` is first used.
            AssemblyFile="c:\myTasks\myTask.dll" />
 ```
 
-Because there is no `Runtime` or `TaskHost` specified, the task will be executed the MSBuild process, in the runtime and architecture that happen to be running for a given build.
+Because there is no `Runtime` or `TaskHost` specified, the task will be executed in the MSBuild process, in the runtime and architecture that happen to be running for a given build.
 
 ## Example 2