diff --git a/googlemock/src/gmock-spec-builders.cc b/googlemock/src/gmock-spec-builders.cc
index 81ea989..346e680 100644
--- a/googlemock/src/gmock-spec-builders.cc
+++ b/googlemock/src/gmock-spec-builders.cc
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
     if (leaked_count > 0) {
       std::cout << "\nERROR: " << leaked_count << " leaked mock "
                 << (leaked_count == 1 ? "object" : "objects")
-                << " found at program exit. Expectations on a mock object is "
+                << " found at program exit. Expectations on a mock object are "
                    "verified when the object is destructed. Leaking a mock "
                    "means that its expectations aren't verified, which is "
                    "usually a test bug. If you really intend to leak a mock, "
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock_output_test_golden.txt b/googlemock/test/gmock_output_test_golden.txt
index 4c90b41..755e933 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock_output_test_golden.txt
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock_output_test_golden.txt
@@ -314,4 +314,4 @@
 FILE:#: ERROR: this mock object should be deleted but never is. Its address is @0x#.
 FILE:#: ERROR: this mock object should be deleted but never is. Its address is @0x#.
 FILE:#: ERROR: this mock object should be deleted but never is. Its address is @0x#.
-ERROR: 3 leaked mock objects found at program exit. Expectations on a mock object is verified when the object is destructed. Leaking a mock means that its expectations aren't verified, which is usually a test bug. If you really intend to leak a mock, you can suppress this error using testing::Mock::AllowLeak(mock_object), or you may use a fake or stub instead of a mock.
+ERROR: 3 leaked mock objects found at program exit. Expectations on a mock object are verified when the object is destructed. Leaking a mock means that its expectations aren't verified, which is usually a test bug. If you really intend to leak a mock, you can suppress this error using testing::Mock::AllowLeak(mock_object), or you may use a fake or stub instead of a mock.