diff --git a/docs/t-sql/xml/xml-transact-sql.md b/docs/t-sql/xml/xml-transact-sql.md
index 1480046cefe..ad2f57bc0af 100644
--- a/docs/t-sql/xml/xml-transact-sql.md
+++ b/docs/t-sql/xml/xml-transact-sql.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ms.date: "07/26/2017"
 ## Syntax  
   
 ```
-xml ( [ CONTENT | DOCUMENT ] xml_schema_collection )  
+xml [ ( [ CONTENT | DOCUMENT ] xml_schema_collection ) ]
 ```  
   
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