diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9d22fee3..c4aed87c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ In particular:
   have `instruction handlers` that process `instructions`. Do not refer to
   [instruction handlers](https://solana.com/docs/terminology#instruction-handler)
   as instructions! The reason is simple: an instruction cannot process an
-  instruction. The `multiple` template in Anchor also calls the functions
+  instruction. The `multiple` template in Anchor also calls the function's
   `handler`.
 
 ### Code