diff --git a/source/expressions.tex b/source/expressions.tex
index f2e68f2f8a..dc2107b233 100644
--- a/source/expressions.tex
+++ b/source/expressions.tex
@@ -5042,28 +5042,27 @@
 \pnum
 \indextext{\idxcode{noexcept}}%
 \indextext{expression!\idxcode{noexcept}}%
-The \keyword{noexcept} operator determines whether the evaluation of its operand,
-which is an unevaluated operand\iref{term.unevaluated.operand}, can throw an
-exception\iref{except.throw}.
-
+The \keyword{noexcept} operator
 \begin{bnf}
 \nontermdef{noexcept-expression}\br
   \keyword{noexcept} \terminal{(} expression \terminal{)}
 \end{bnf}
-
-\pnum
-The result of the \keyword{noexcept} operator is a prvalue of type \keyword{bool}.
+has an \grammarterm{expression} \term{operand}
+which is an unevaluated operand\iref{term.unevaluated.operand}.
+The \keyword{noexcept} operator yields \keyword{true}
+unless the full-expression of the operand
+is potentially-throwing\iref{except.spec}.
 \begin{note}
 A \grammarterm{noexcept-expression}
 is an integral constant expression\iref{expr.const}.
 \end{note}
 
+\pnum
+The result of the \keyword{noexcept} operator is a prvalue of type \keyword{bool}.
+
 \pnum
 If the operand is a prvalue,
 the temporary materialization conversion\iref{conv.rval} is applied.
-The result of the \keyword{noexcept} operator is \keyword{true}
-unless the full-expression of the operand
-is potentially-throwing\iref{except.spec}.
 \indextext{expression!unary|)}
 
 \rSec3[expr.new]{New}