diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index 62f469ff562a6..25d0d062ec9b1 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -5085,7 +5085,7 @@ def drop(
         Drop specified labels from rows or columns.
 
         Remove rows or columns by specifying label names and corresponding
-        axis, or by specifying directly index or column names. When using a
+        axis, or by directly specifying index or column names. When using a
         multi-index, labels on different levels can be removed by specifying
         the level. See the :ref:`user guide <advanced.shown_levels>`
         for more information about the now unused levels.
@@ -5108,7 +5108,7 @@ def drop(
             For MultiIndex, level from which the labels will be removed.
         inplace : bool, default False
             If False, return a copy. Otherwise, do operation
-            inplace and return None.
+            in place and return None.
         errors : {'ignore', 'raise'}, default 'raise'
             If 'ignore', suppress error and only existing labels are
             dropped.