diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 524553a11918a1..15db69b2941ca4 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -2408,13 +2408,13 @@ rb_ary_values_at(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE ary)
  *     ary.select { |item| block } -> new_ary
  *     ary.select                  -> Enumerator
  *
- *  Invokes the given block passing in successive elements from +self+,
- *  returning an array containing those elements for which the block returns
- *  a +true+ value.
+ *  Returns a new array containing all elements of <i>ary</i>
+ *  for which <em>block</em> returns a true value.
+ *  (see also <code>Enumerable#select</code>).
  *
- *  See also Enumerable#select.
+ *  If no block is given, an enumerator is returned instead.
  *
- *  If no block is given, an Enumerator is returned instead.
+ *     [1,2,3,4,5].select { |num|  num.even?  }   #=> [2, 4]
  *
  *     a = %w{ a b c d e f }
  *     a.select { |v| v =~ /[aeiou]/ }  #=> ["a", "e"]
diff --git a/enum.c b/enum.c
index a24b3d2692cbbb..6d91687cd56f3f 100644
--- a/enum.c
+++ b/enum.c
@@ -311,15 +311,17 @@ find_all_i(VALUE i, VALUE ary, int argc, VALUE *argv)
  *     enum.find_all                 -> an_enumerator
  *     enum.select                   -> an_enumerator
  *
- *  Returns an array containing all elements of <i>enum</i> for which
- *  <em>block</em> is not <code>false</code> (see also
- *  <code>Enumerable#reject</code>).
+ *  Returns an array containing all elements of <i>enum</i>
+ *  for which <em>block</em> returns a true value.
+ *  (see also <code>Enumerable#reject</code>).
  *
  *  If no block is given, an enumerator is returned instead.
  *
  *
  *     (1..10).find_all { |i|  i % 3 == 0 }   #=> [3, 6, 9]
  *
+ *     [1,2,3,4,5].select { |num|  num.even?  }   #=> [2, 4]
+ *
  */
 
 static VALUE
@@ -352,12 +354,14 @@ reject_i(VALUE i, VALUE ary, int argc, VALUE *argv)
  *     enum.reject                 -> an_enumerator
  *
  *  Returns an array for all elements of <i>enum</i> for which
- *  <em>block</em> is false (see also <code>Enumerable#find_all</code>).
+ *  <em>block</em> returns false (see also <code>Enumerable#find_all</code>).
  *
  *  If no block is given, an enumerator is returned instead.
  *
  *     (1..10).reject { |i|  i % 3 == 0 }   #=> [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10]
  *
+ *     [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].reject { |num| num.even? } #=> [1, 3, 5]
+ *
  */
 
 static VALUE