minor: DOCS-284 rephrasing

Author: Sam Kleinman

draft/tutorial/copy-database.txt

@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ Considerations
 Processes
 ---------
 
-Copy and Rename a Database to Another Server
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Copy and Rename a Database to another ``mongod``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Use the :dbcommand:`copydb` command, or the :func:`db.copyDatabase()`
-helper in the :program:`mongo` shell, to transfer a database from one
-MongoDB instance to another: for instance seeding a development
-environment or establishing a testing system.
+To transfer a database from one MongoDB instance to another, use the
+:dbcommand:`copydb` command, or the :func:`db.copyDatabase()` helper
+in the :program:`mongo` shell. Possible uses include instance seeding
+a development environment and establishing a testing system.
 
-To copy the database named ``test`` on server ``db0.example.net`` to
-the server named ``db1.example.net`` and rename it to ``records``, use
-the following procedure:
+Copy the database named ``test`` on server ``db0.example.net`` to
+the server named ``db1.example.net`` and rename it to ``records``
+using the following procedure:
 
 - Verify that the database, ``test`` exists on the source
   :program:`mongod` instance running on the ``db0.example.net`` host.
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ the following procedure:
 Rename a Database
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Use the :dbcommand:`copydb` command, or the :func:`db.copyDatabase()`
-helper in the :program:`mongo` shell, to copy a database within the
-same server also renaming the database. You may use this to correct a
+To copy a database within the same server also renaming the database,
+use the :dbcommand:`copydb` command, or the :func:`db.copyDatabase()`
+helper in the :program:`mongo` shell. You may use this to correct a
 misnamed database or to support a testing process.
 
-To rename a database from ``test`` to ``records`` on the a
-:program:`mongod` instance, use the following procedure:
+Rename a database from ``test`` to ``records`` on the a
+:program:`mongod` instance using the following procedure:
 
 - Connect to the :program:`mongod` using the :program:`mongo` shell.
 
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ To rename a database from ``test`` to ``records`` on the a
 Copy a Database with Authentication
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If the source server has :setting:`auth` enabled, you can include
-these parameters in the :dbcommand:`copydb` command, or as arguments
-to the :func:`db.copyDatabase()` helper in the :program:`mongo`
-shell.
+If the source server has :setting:`auth` enabled, and you want to copy
+a database from this instance, you can include these parameters in the
+:dbcommand:`copydb` command, or as arguments to the
+:func:`db.copyDatabase()` helper in the :program:`mongo` shell.
 
-To copy ``test`` to ``records`` from the :program:`mongod` running on
+Copy ``test`` to ``records`` from the :program:`mongod` running on
 ``db0.example.net``, which requires authentication for all
 connections, to the :program:`mongod` instance running on
-``db1.example.net`` use the following procedure:
+``db1.example.net`` using the following procedure:
 
 - Connect to the destination :program:`mongod` instance running on the
   ``db1.example.net`` host using the :program:`mongo` shell.
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ database name on the destination server. For many operations,
 than :dbcommand:`copydb`. The :func:`db.cloneDatabase()` helper in the
 :program:`mongo` shell provides a wrapper around :dbcommand:`clone`.
 
-To clone a database from `the :program:`mongod` running on
+Clone a database from `the :program:`mongod` running on
 `db0.example.net`` to the :program:`mongod` running on
-``db1.example.net``, use the following procedure:
+``db1.example.net`` using the following procedure:
 
 - Connect to the destination :program:`mongod` instance running on the
   ``db1.example.net`` host using the :program:`mongo` shell.