diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 476b8ae8..56906603 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 -   id: check-added-large-files
     name: check for added large files
-    description: prevent giant files from being committed
+    description: prevents giant files from being committed.
     entry: check-added-large-files
     language: python
 -   id: check-ast
     name: check python ast
-    description: simply check whether the files parse as valid python.
+    description: simply checks whether the files parse as valid python.
     entry: check-ast
     language: python
     types: [python]
 -   id: check-byte-order-marker
     name: 'check BOM - deprecated: use fix-byte-order-marker'
-    description: forbid files which have a utf-8 byte-order marker
+    description: forbids files which have a utf-8 byte-order marker.
     entry: check-byte-order-marker
     language: python
     types: [text]
 -   id: check-builtin-literals
     name: check builtin type constructor use
-    description: require literal syntax when initializing empty or zero python builtin types.
+    description: requires literal syntax when initializing empty or zero python builtin types.
     entry: check-builtin-literals
     language: python
     types: [python]
 -   id: check-case-conflict
     name: check for case conflicts
-    description: check for files that would conflict in case-insensitive filesystems
+    description: checks for files that would conflict in case-insensitive filesystems.
     entry: check-case-conflict
     language: python
 -   id: check-docstring-first
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     stages: [commit, push, manual]
 -   id: check-json
     name: check json
-    description: this hook checks json files for parseable syntax.
+    description: checks json files for parseable syntax.
     entry: check-json
     language: python
     types: [json]
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@
     stages: [commit, push, manual]
 -   id: pretty-format-json
     name: pretty format json
-    description: this hook sets a standard for formatting json files.
+    description: sets a standard for formatting json files.
     entry: pretty-format-json
     language: python
     types: [json]
 -   id: check-merge-conflict
     name: check for merge conflicts
-    description: check for files that contain merge conflict strings.
+    description: checks for files that contain merge conflict strings.
     entry: check-merge-conflict
     language: python
     types: [text]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     types: [symlink]
 -   id: check-toml
     name: check toml
-    description: this hook checks toml files for parseable syntax.
+    description: checks toml files for parseable syntax.
     entry: check-toml
     language: python
     types: [toml]
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@
     types: [text]
 -   id: check-xml
     name: check xml
-    description: this hook checks xml files for parseable syntax.
+    description: checks xml files for parseable syntax.
     entry: check-xml
     language: python
     types: [xml]
 -   id: check-yaml
     name: check yaml
-    description: this hook checks yaml files for parseable syntax.
+    description: checks yaml files for parseable syntax.
     entry: check-yaml
     language: python
     types: [yaml]
 -   id: debug-statements
     name: debug statements (python)
-    description: check for debugger imports and py37+ `breakpoint()` calls in python source.
+    description: checks for debugger imports and py37+ `breakpoint()` calls in python source.
     entry: debug-statement-hook
     language: python
     types: [python]
@@ -108,19 +108,19 @@
     types: [file]
 -   id: detect-aws-credentials
     name: detect aws credentials
-    description: detects *your* aws credentials from the aws cli credentials file
+    description: detects *your* aws credentials from the aws cli credentials file.
     entry: detect-aws-credentials
     language: python
     types: [text]
 -   id: detect-private-key
     name: detect private key
-    description: detects the presence of private keys
+    description: detects the presence of private keys.
     entry: detect-private-key
     language: python
     types: [text]
 -   id: double-quote-string-fixer
     name: fix double quoted strings
-    description: this hook replaces double quoted strings with single quoted strings
+    description: replaces double quoted strings with single quoted strings.
     entry: double-quote-string-fixer
     language: python
     types: [python]
@@ -133,37 +133,37 @@
     stages: [commit, push, manual]
 -   id: file-contents-sorter
     name: file contents sorter
-    description: sort the lines in specified files (defaults to alphabetical). you must provide list of target files as input in your .pre-commit-config.yaml file.
+    description: sorts the lines in specified files (defaults to alphabetical). you must provide list of target files as input in your .pre-commit-config.yaml file.
     entry: file-contents-sorter
     language: python
     files: '^$'
 -   id: fix-byte-order-marker
     name: fix utf-8 byte order marker
-    description: removes utf-8 byte order marker
+    description: removes utf-8 byte order marker.
     entry: fix-byte-order-marker
     language: python
     types: [text]
 -   id: fix-encoding-pragma
     name: fix python encoding pragma
+    description: 'adds # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- to the top of python files.'
     language: python
     entry: fix-encoding-pragma
-    description: 'add # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- to the top of python files'
     types: [python]
 -   id: forbid-new-submodules
     name: forbid new submodules
+    description: prevents addition of new git submodules.
     language: python
     entry: forbid-new-submodules
-    description: prevent addition of new git submodules
     types: [directory]
 -   id: mixed-line-ending
     name: mixed line ending
-    description: replaces or checks mixed line ending
+    description: replaces or checks mixed line ending.
     entry: mixed-line-ending
     language: python
     types: [text]
 -   id: name-tests-test
     name: tests should end in _test.py
-    description: this verifies that test files are named correctly
+    description: this verifies that test files are named correctly.
     entry: name-tests-test
     language: python
     files: (^|/)tests/.+\.py$
@@ -175,19 +175,19 @@
     always_run: true
 -   id: requirements-txt-fixer
     name: fix requirements.txt
-    description: sorts entries in requirements.txt
+    description: sorts entries in requirements.txt.
     entry: requirements-txt-fixer
     language: python
     files: requirements.*\.txt$
 -   id: sort-simple-yaml
     name: sort simple yaml files
+    description: sorts simple yaml files which consist only of top-level keys, preserving comments and blocks.
     language: python
     entry: sort-simple-yaml
-    description: sorts simple yaml files which consist only of top-level keys, preserving comments and blocks.
     files: '^$'
 -   id: trailing-whitespace
     name: trim trailing whitespace
-    description: this hook trims trailing whitespace.
+    description: trims trailing whitespace.
     entry: trailing-whitespace-fixer
     language: python
     types: [text]