diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
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@@ -5955,7 +5955,7 @@
 determining the identity of an object for glvalue evaluation and fetching
 a value previously assigned to an object for prvalue evaluation) and
 initiation of side effects. When a call to a library I/O function
-returns or an access through a volatile glvalue is evaluated the side
+returns or an access through a volatile glvalue is evaluated, the side
 effect is considered complete, even though some external actions implied
 by the call (such as the I/O itself) or by the \keyword{volatile} access
 may not have completed yet.