diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/MessageSelector.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/MessageSelector.php
index 4c62395b3b..fa976e63da 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/MessageSelector.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/MessageSelector.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MessageSelector
      * The message supports two different types of pluralization rules:
      *
      * interval: {0} There are no apples|{1} There is one apple|]1,Inf] There are %count% apples
-     * indexed:  There is one apple|There is %count% apples
+     * indexed:  There is one apple|There are %count% apples
      *
      * The indexed solution can also contain labels (e.g. one: There is one apple).
      * This is purely for making the translations more clear - it does not
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class MessageSelector
 
         $position = PluralizationRules::get($number, $locale);
         if (!isset($standardRules[$position])) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Unable to choose a translation for "%s" with locale "%s". Double check that this translation has the correct plural options (e.g. "There is one apple|There is %%count%% apples").', $message, $locale));
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Unable to choose a translation for "%s" with locale "%s". Double check that this translation has the correct plural options (e.g. "There is one apple|There are %%count%% apples").', $message, $locale));
         }
 
         return $standardRules[$position];