diff --git a/aio/content/guide/singleton-services.md b/aio/content/guide/singleton-services.md
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--- a/aio/content/guide/singleton-services.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/singleton-services.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ For a sample app using the app-wide singleton service that this page describes,
 
 There are two ways to make a service a singleton in Angular:
 
-* Declare `root` for the value of the `@Injectable()` `providedIn` property
+* Set the `providedIn` property of the `@Injectable()` to `"root"`.
 * Include the service in the `AppModule` or in a module that is only imported by the `AppModule`