diff --git a/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.md b/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.md
index 6ea821aec18d..096747473063 100644
--- a/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.md
+++ b/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.md
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ not necessary to indicate how long it will take should use the indeterminate ind
 In this mode the `value` property is ignored.
 
 #### Buffer
-Operations where the user wants to indicate some activity or loading from the server, 
-use the buffer indicator.
+Use the `buffer` mode of the progress-bar to indicate some activity or loading from the server.
 
 <!-- example(progress-bar-buffer) -->
 
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ In "buffer" mode, `value` determines the progress of the primary bar while the `
 used to show the additional buffering progress.
 
 #### Query
-For situations where the user wants to indicate pre-loading (until the loading can actually be made), 
-use the query indicator.
+Use the `query` mode of the progress-bar to indicate pre-loading before the actual loading starts.
+
 
 <!-- example(progress-bar-query) -->