diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/Type/SelectionPluginManager.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/Type/SelectionPluginManager.php
index 7b9d1a2..973fba7 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/Type/SelectionPluginManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/Type/SelectionPluginManager.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public function __construct() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Overrides Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerBase::createInstace().
+   * Overrides Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerBase::createInstance().
    */
   public function createInstance($plugin_id, array $configuration = array()) {
     // We want to provide a broken handler class whenever a class is not found.
diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
index ed8dc2e..d730925 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public function prepareView(array $entities, $langcode, array &$items) {
           }
         }
         else {
-          // This is an "auto_create" item, so allow access to it, as the entity doesn't
-          // exists yet, and we are probably in a preview.
+          // This is an "auto_create" item, so allow access to it, as the entity
+          // doesn't exists yet, and we are probably in a preview.
           $items[$id][$delta]['entity'] = FALSE;
           // Add the label as a special key, as we cannot use entity_label().
           $items[$id][$delta]['label'] = $item['label'];
diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/widget/AutocompleteTagsWidget.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/widget/AutocompleteTagsWidget.php
index a731270..8d5c5cf 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/widget/AutocompleteTagsWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/widget/AutocompleteTagsWidget.php
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public function elementValidate($element, &$form_state, $form) {
           $match = $matches[1];
         }
         else {
-          // Try to get a match from the input string when the user didn't use the
-          // autocomplete but filled in a value manually.
+          // Try to get a match from the input string when the user didn't use
+          // the autocomplete but filled in a value manually.
           $match = $handler->validateAutocompleteInput($entity, $element, $form_state, $form, !$auto_create);
         }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/entity_reference/selection/ViewsSelection.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/entity_reference/selection/ViewsSelection.php
index ce8a7d7..af709df 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/entity_reference/selection/ViewsSelection.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/entity_reference/selection/ViewsSelection.php
@@ -208,15 +208,15 @@ public function settingsFormValidate($element, &$form_state, $form) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Explode the 'arguments' string into an actual array. Beware, explode() turns an
-    // empty string into an array with one empty string. We'll need an empty array
-    // instead.
+    // Explode the 'arguments' string into an actual array. Beware, explode()
+    // turns an empty string into an array with one empty string. We'll need an
+    // empty array instead.
     $arguments_string = trim($element['arguments']['#value']);
     if ($arguments_string === '') {
       $arguments = array();
     }
     else {
-      // array_map is called to trim whitespaces from the arguments.
+      // array_map() is called to trim whitespaces from the arguments.
       $arguments = array_map('trim', explode(',', $arguments_string));
     }