diff --git a/src/flake8/api/legacy.py b/src/flake8/api/legacy.py
index e9d5630..d583919 100644
--- a/src/flake8/api/legacy.py
+++ b/src/flake8/api/legacy.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class StyleGuide(object):
 
     @property
     def options(self):
-        """The parsed options.
+        """Return the parsed options.
 
         An instance of :class:`optparse.Values` containing parsed options.
         """
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class StyleGuide(object):
 
     @property
     def paths(self):
-        """The extra arguments passed as paths."""
+        """Return the extra arguments passed as paths."""
         return self._application.paths
 
     def check_files(self, paths=None):
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Report(object):
 
     @property
     def total_errors(self):
-        """The total number of errors found by Flake8."""
+        """Return the total number of errors found by Flake8."""
         return self._application.result_count
 
     def get_statistics(self, violation):
diff --git a/src/flake8/main/cli.py b/src/flake8/main/cli.py
index 29bd159..437543e 100644
--- a/src/flake8/main/cli.py
+++ b/src/flake8/main/cli.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from flake8.main import application
 
 def main(argv=None):
     # type: (Union[NoneType, List[str]]) -> NoneType
-    """Main entry-point for the flake8 command-line tool.
+    """Create the main entry-point for the flake8 command-line tool.
 
     This handles the creation of an instance of :class:`Application`, runs it,
     and then exits the application.
diff --git a/src/flake8/options/manager.py b/src/flake8/options/manager.py
index 90cfe46..a6440e8 100644
--- a/src/flake8/options/manager.py
+++ b/src/flake8/options/manager.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Option(object):
         self._opt = None
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Simple representation of an Option class."""
+        """Return simple representation of an Option class."""
         return (
             'Option({0}, {1}, action={action}, default={default}, '
             'dest={dest}, type={type}, callback={callback}, help={help},'
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class OptionManager(object):
             setattr(options, option.dest, option.normalize(old_value))
 
     def parse_args(self, args=None, values=None):
-        """Simple proxy to calling the OptionParser's parse_args method."""
+        """Implement simple proxy to calling the OptionParser's parse_args method."""
         self.generate_epilog()
         self.update_version_string()
         options, xargs = self.parser.parse_args(args, values)
diff --git a/src/flake8/plugins/manager.py b/src/flake8/plugins/manager.py
index 52b658c..90dd9df 100644
--- a/src/flake8/plugins/manager.py
+++ b/src/flake8/plugins/manager.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
     """Wrap an EntryPoint from setuptools and other logic."""
 
     def __init__(self, name, entry_point):
-        """"Initialize our Plugin.
+        """Initialize our Plugin.
 
         :param str name:
             Name of the entry-point as it was registered with setuptools.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
 
     @property
     def plugin(self):
-        """The loaded (and cached) plugin associated with the entry-point.
+        """Load (and cache) plugin associated with the entry-point.
 
         This property implicitly loads the plugin and then caches it.
         """
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class PluginTypeManager(object):
     @staticmethod
     def _generate_call_function(method_name, optmanager, *args, **kwargs):
         def generated_function(plugin):
-            """Function that attempts to call a specific method on a plugin."""
+            """Attempt to call a specific method on a plugin."""
             method = getattr(plugin, method_name, None)
             if (method is not None and
                     isinstance(method, collections.Callable)):
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_checker.py b/tests/integration/test_checker.py
index 02c840b..3a4c5cc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_checker.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_checker.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class PluginClass(object):
     version = '1.0.0'
 
     def __init__(self, tree):
-        """Dummy constructor to provide mandatory parameter."""
+        """Provide mandatory parameter using dummy constructor."""
         pass
 
     def run(self):
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PluginClass(object):
 
 
 def plugin_func(func):
-    """Decorator for file plugins which are implemented as functions."""
+    """Implement decorator for file plugins as functions."""
     func.name = 'test'
     func.version = '1.0.0'
     return func
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ def plugin_func(func):
 
 @plugin_func
 def plugin_func_gen(tree):
-    """Simple file plugin function yielding the expected report."""
+    """Yield the expected report with simple file plugin funciton."""
     yield EXPECTED_REPORT + (type(plugin_func_gen), )
 
 
 @plugin_func
 def plugin_func_list(tree):
-    """Simple file plugin function returning a list of reports."""
+    """Return a list of reports with simple file plugin function."""
     return [EXPECTED_REPORT + (type(plugin_func_list), )]