diff --git a/kyaml/fn/framework/processors.go b/kyaml/fn/framework/processors.go
index 7d2a9b4c9c..1b390b2695 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/framework/processors.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/framework/processors.go
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ func LoadFunctionConfig(src *yaml.RNode, api interface{}) error {
 	return schemaValidationError
 }
 
+// combineErrors produces a CompositeValidationError for the given schemaErr and givenErr.
+// If either is already a CompsiteError, its constituent errors become part of the new
+// composite error. If both given errors are nil, this function returns nil.
 func combineErrors(schemaErr, customErr error) error {
 	combined := validationErrors.CompositeValidationError()
 	if compositeSchemaErr, ok := schemaErr.(*validationErrors.CompositeError); ok {
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ type TemplateProcessor struct {
 	PatchTemplates []PatchTemplate
 
 	// MergeResources, if set to true, will cause the resources in ResourceList.items to be
-	// will be applied as patches on any matching resources generated by ResourceTemplates.
+	// applied as patches on any matching resources generated by ResourceTemplates.
 	MergeResources bool
 
 	// PreProcessFilters provides a hook to manipulate the ResourceList's items or config after