diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
index 0f4aa616e3..b3b85cdc2d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ import {SwitchView} from './ng_switch';
  * @howToUse
  * ```
  * <some-element [ngPlural]="value">
- *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'=0'">there is nothing</ng-container>
- *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'=1'">there is one</ng-container>
- *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'few'">there are a few</ng-container>
- *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'other'">there are exactly #</ng-container>
+ *   <template ngPluralCase="=0">there is nothing</template>
+ *   <template ngPluralCase="=1">there is one</template>
+ *   <template ngPluralCase="few">there are a few</template>
  * </some-element>
  * ```
  *
@@ -90,8 +89,8 @@ export class NgPlural {
  * @howToUse
  * ```
  * <some-element [ngPlural]="value">
- *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'=0'">...</ng-container>
- *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'other'">...</ng-container>
+ *   <template ngPluralCase="=0">...</template>
+ *   <template ngPluralCase="other">...</template>
  * </some-element>
  *```
  *