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 ## Documentation
 
-The simulation's parameters can be specified in a header file, called `options.h`, which is located in the build directory after the building process is finished. It is of the following format where some default parameters are already defined to let it compile successfully when the module is built.
+The simulation's parameters can be specified in a header file, called `options.h`, which is located in the build directory after the building process is finished. It is of the following format where some default parameters are already defined to let it compile successfully during the building process.
 
 ```cpp
 #include <string>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Dune-simon depends on the [dune-core][core] modules, [dune-typetree][typetree],
 * https://gitlab.dune-project.org/staging/dune-uggrid
 * https://gitlab.dune-project.org/staging/dune-functions
 
-Furthermore the `Suitesparse` package has to be installed on the executing system.
+Furthermore the `Suitesparse` library has to be installed on the executing system.
 
 ### Building the module
 Dune-simon integrates into the cmake-based dune build system.