diff --git a/doc/sphinx/cti/input-files.rst b/doc/sphinx/cti/input-files.rst
index 0352de1af..e68437ff9 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/cti/input-files.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/cti/input-files.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The fields of an entry are specified in the form ``<field_name> = <value>``, and
 be listed on one line, or extend across several. For example, two entries for
 graphite are shown below. The first is compact::
 
-    stoichiometric_solid(name='graphite', species='C(gr)', elements='C', density=(2.2, 'g/cm3')))
+    stoichiometric_solid(name='graphite', species='C(gr)', elements='C', density=(2.2, 'g/cm3'))
 
 and the second is formatted to be easier to read::
 
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ length, which are set with a units directive::
     units(length = 'cm', quantity = 'molec')
     interface(name = 'Si-100',
               site_density = 1.0e15, # molecules/cm2 (default units)
-              ...)
+              # ...
+              )
 
 The second version uses a different default unit system, but overrides the
 default units by specifying an explicit units string for the site density::
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@ default units by specifying an explicit units string for the site density::
     units(length = 'cm', quantity = 'mol')
     interface(name = 'Si-100',
               site_density = (1.0e15, 'molec/cm2') # override default units
-              ...)
+              # ...
+              )
 
 The second version is equivalent to the first, but would be very different if
 the units of the site density were not specified!
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/cti/phases.rst b/doc/sphinx/cti/phases.rst
index 4de4fc465..d3b11de05 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/cti/phases.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/cti/phases.rst
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ example, if a phase definition specifies the elements as::
 
     ideal_gas(name = "gasmix",
               elements = "H C O N Ar",
-              ...)
+              # ...
+              )
 
 then when this definition is imported by an application, element-specific
 properties will be ordered in the same way::
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ reaction mechanism, as follows::
 If we import this into Matlab, for example, we get a gas mixture containing the
 8 species (out of 53 total) that contain only H and O:
 
-.. code-block:: matlab
+.. code-block:: matlabsession
 
     >> gas = importPhase('gas.cti', 'hydrogen_mech')
 
@@ -391,14 +392,16 @@ the string ``'Multi'``, and to select the mixture-averaged model, set it to the
 string ``'Mix'``::
 
     ideal_gas(name="gas1",
-              ...,
+              # ...
               transport="Multi", # use multicomponent formulation
-              ...)
+              # ...
+              )
 
     ideal_gas(name="gas2",
-              ...,
+              # ...
               transport="Mix", # use mixture-averaged formulation
-              ...)
+              # ...
+              )
 
 Stoichiometric Solid
 --------------------
@@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ reactions, since the composition is fixed.) ::
                          species='C(gr)',
                          density=(2.2, 'g/cm3'),
                          initial_state=state(temperature=300.0,
-                                             pressure=(1.0, 'atm'))
+                                             pressure=(1.0, 'atm')))
 
 In the example above, the definition of the species ``'C(gr)'`` must appear
 elsewhere in the input file.
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/cti/species.rst b/doc/sphinx/cti/species.rst
index 7c0311f18..3b06f2801 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/cti/species.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/cti/species.rst
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ defined to be composed solely of electrons::
 
     species(name = 'ysz-oxygen-vacancy',
             atoms = 'O:0, E:2',
-            ...)
+            # ...,
+            )
 
 Note that an atom number of zero may be given if desired, but is completely
 equivalent to omitting that element.