diff --git a/seed/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json b/seed/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
index b7e36c6df3..7a57b06e4d 100644
--- a/seed/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/seed/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
@@ -827,9 +827,11 @@
       "id": "bd7123c9c444eddfaeb5bdef",
       "title": "Declare String Variables",
       "description": [
-        "Previously we have used the code <code>var myName = \"your name\"</code>. This is what we call a <code>String</code> variable. It is nothing more than a \"string\" of characters. JavaScript strings are always wrapped in quotes.",
+        "Previously we have used the code",
+        "<code>var myName = \"your name\"</code>",
+        "<code>\"your name\"</code> is called a <dfn>string</dfn> <dfn>literal</dfn>. It is a string because it is a series of zero or more characters enclosed in single or double quotes.",
         "<h4>Instructions</h4>",
-        "Create two new string variables: <code>myFirstName</code> and <code>myLastName</code> and assign them the values of your first and last name, respectively."
+        "Create two new <code>string</code> variables: <code>myFirstName</code> and <code>myLastName</code> and assign them the values of your first and last name, respectively."
       ],
       "tests": [
         "assert((function(){if(typeof(myFirstName) !== \"undefined\" && typeof(myFirstName) === \"string\" && myFirstName.length > 0){return true;}else{return false;}})(), 'message: <code>myFirstName</code> should be a string with at least one character in it.');",