diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f7e09c0d05..3d2b4250b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 _MODULES.add("ape")
 
 extras_require = {
-    "test": [  # `test` GitHub Action jobs uses this
+    "test": [  # `test` GitHub Action jobs use this
         "pytest-xdist>=3.6.1,<4",  # Multi-process runner
         "pytest-cov>=4.0.0,<5",  # Coverage analyzer plugin
         "pytest-mock",  # For creating mocks
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         "mdformat-pyproject>=0.0.2",  # Allows configuring in pyproject.toml
     ],
     "doc": ["sphinx-ape"],
-    "release": [  # `release` GitHub Action job uses this
+    "release": [  # `release` GitHub Action job use this
         "setuptools>=75",  # Installation tool
         "wheel",  # Packaging tool
         "twine==3.8.0",  # Package upload tool
diff --git a/src/ape/api/networks.py b/src/ape/api/networks.py
index 490ad44aa8..8e146ca80e 100644
--- a/src/ape/api/networks.py
+++ b/src/ape/api/networks.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         if _type := self.type_name:
             return f"<Proxy {_type} target={self.target}>"
 
-        return "<Proxy target={self.target}"
+        return f"<Proxy target={self.target}>"
 
     @property
     def abi(self) -> Optional["MethodABI"]:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class EcosystemAPI(ExtraAttributesMixin, BaseInterfaceModel):
 
     name: str
     """
-    The name of the ecosystem. This should be set the same name as the plugin.
+    The name of the ecosystem. This should be set to the same name as the plugin.
     """
 
     # TODO: In 0.9, make @property that returns value from config,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class EcosystemAPI(ExtraAttributesMixin, BaseInterfaceModel):
     """The token symbol for the currency that pays for fees, such as ETH."""
 
     fee_token_decimals: int = 18
-    """The number of the decimals the fee token has."""
+    """The number of decimals the fee token has."""
 
     _default_network: Optional[str] = None
     """The default network of the ecosystem, such as ``local``."""
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def encode_contract_blueprint(  # type: ignore[empty-body]
             **kwargs (Any): Transaction specifications, such as ``value``.
 
         Returns:
-            :class:`~ape.ape.transactions.TransactionAPI`
+            :class:`~ape.api.transactions.TransactionAPI`
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/src/ape/exceptions.py b/src/ape/exceptions.py
index 9053f015dc..17526d61e4 100644
--- a/src/ape/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/ape/exceptions.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         prefix = (
             f"The number of the given arguments ({arguments_length}) "
-            f"do not match what is defined in the ABI"
+            f"does not match what is defined in the ABI"
         )
         if inputs is None:
             super().__init__(f"{prefix}.")