diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgbench.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgbench.sgml
index 579dfd74f86..e9900d32670 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/pgbench.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgbench.sgml
@@ -693,8 +693,7 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</> </optional> <replaceable>dbname</>
       through its standard output.
      </para>
 
-     <para>
-      <replaceable>argument</> can be either a text constant or a
+     <para><replaceable>argument</> can be either a text constant or a
       <literal>:</><replaceable>variablename</> reference to a variable of
       any types. If you want to use <replaceable>argument</> starting with
       colons, you need to add an additional colon at the beginning of
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index 0186ce0938b..0ab69c3f667 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
         directory output format because this is the only output format where multiple processes
         can write their data at the same time.
        </para>
-       <para>
-        <application>pg_dump</> will open <replaceable class="parameter">njobs</replaceable>
+       <para><application>pg_dump</> will open <replaceable class="parameter">njobs</replaceable>
         + 1 connections to the database, so make sure your <xref linkend="guc-max-connections">
         setting is high enough to accommodate all connections.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_isready.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_isready.sgml
index 19ff1d4935d..bef6a444155 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_isready.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_isready.sgml
@@ -180,32 +180,32 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
   <para>
    Standard Usage:
-   <screen>
-    <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_isready</userinput>
-    <computeroutput>/tmp:5432 - accepting connections</computeroutput>
-    <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
-    <computeroutput>0</computeroutput>
-   </screen>
+<screen>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_isready</userinput>
+<computeroutput>/tmp:5432 - accepting connections</computeroutput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
+<computeroutput>0</computeroutput>
+</screen>
   </para>
 
   <para>
    Running with connection parameters to a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> cluster in startup:
-   <screen>
-    <prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>pg_isready -h localhost -p 5433</userinput>
-    <computeroutput>localhost:5433 - rejecting connections</computeroutput>
-    <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
-    <computeroutput>1</computeroutput>
-   </screen>
+<screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>pg_isready -h localhost -p 5433</userinput>
+<computeroutput>localhost:5433 - rejecting connections</computeroutput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
+<computeroutput>1</computeroutput>
+</screen>
   </para>
 
   <para>
    Running with connection parameters to a non-responsive <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> cluster:
-   <screen>
-    <prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>pg_isready -h someremotehost</userinput>
-    <computeroutput>someremotehost:5432 - no response</computeroutput>
-    <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
-    <computeroutput>2</computeroutput>
-   </screen>
+<screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>pg_isready -h someremotehost</userinput>
+<computeroutput>someremotehost:5432 - no response</computeroutput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
+<computeroutput>2</computeroutput>
+</screen>
   </para>
 
  </refsect1>