diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs
index 69281fce..bb36ff8b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonReader.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BsonReader"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> containing the BSON data to read.</param>
         public BsonReader(Stream stream)
             : this(stream, false, DateTimeKind.Local)
         {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BsonReader"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="reader">The reader.</param>
+        /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="BinaryReader"/> containing the BSON data to read.</param>
         public BsonReader(BinaryReader reader)
             : this(reader, false, DateTimeKind.Local)
         {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BsonReader"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> containing the BSON data to read.</param>
         /// <param name="readRootValueAsArray">if set to <c>true</c> the root object will be read as a JSON array.</param>
         /// <param name="dateTimeKindHandling">The <see cref="DateTimeKind" /> used when reading <see cref="DateTime"/> values from BSON.</param>
         public BsonReader(Stream stream, bool readRootValueAsArray, DateTimeKind dateTimeKindHandling)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BsonReader"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="reader">The reader.</param>
+        /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="BinaryReader"/> containing the BSON data to read.</param>
         /// <param name="readRootValueAsArray">if set to <c>true</c> the root object will be read as a JSON array.</param>
         /// <param name="dateTimeKindHandling">The <see cref="DateTimeKind" /> used when reading <see cref="DateTime"/> values from BSON.</param>
         public BsonReader(BinaryReader reader, bool readRootValueAsArray, DateTimeKind dateTimeKindHandling)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="Stream"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
         /// <c>true</c> if the next token was read successfully; <c>false</c> if there are no more tokens to read.
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Changes the reader's state to <see cref="JsonReader.State.Closed"/>.
+        /// If <see cref="JsonReader.CloseInput"/> is set to <c>true</c>, the underlying <see cref="Stream"/> is also closed.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs
index f46b67c3..71bd038a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BsonWriter"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> to write to.</param>
         public BsonWriter(Stream stream)
         {
             ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BsonWriter"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="writer">The writer.</param>
+        /// <param name="writer">The <see cref="BinaryWriter"/> to write to.</param>
         public BsonWriter(BinaryWriter writer)
         {
             ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(writer, nameof(writer));
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying streams and also flushes the underlying stream.
+        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying <see cref="Stream"/> and also flushes the underlying stream.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Flush()
         {
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Closes this stream and the underlying stream.
+        /// Closes this writer.
+        /// If <see cref="JsonWriter.CloseOutput"/> is set to <c>true</c>, the underlying <see cref="Stream"/> is also closed.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs
index 1c6e6b1b..b3244b3d 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs
@@ -141,12 +141,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the underlying stream or
-        /// <see cref="TextReader"/> should be closed when the reader is closed.
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the source should be closed when this reader is closed.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>
-        /// <c>true</c> to close the underlying stream or <see cref="TextReader"/> when
-        /// the reader is closed; otherwise <c>false</c>. The default is <c>true</c>.
+        /// <c>true</c> to close the source when this reader is closed; otherwise <c>false</c>. The default is <c>true</c>.
         /// </value>
         public bool CloseInput { get; set; }
 
@@ -406,13 +404,13 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns><c>true</c> if the next token was read successfully; <c>false</c> if there are no more tokens to read.</returns>
         public abstract bool Read();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual int? ReadAsInt32()
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="String"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="String"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="String"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual string ReadAsString()
@@ -507,7 +505,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Byte"/>[].
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Byte"/>[].
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Byte"/>[] or <c>null</c> if the next JSON token is null. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual byte[] ReadAsBytes()
@@ -606,7 +604,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual double? ReadAsDouble()
@@ -668,7 +666,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual bool? ReadAsBoolean()
@@ -729,7 +727,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual decimal? ReadAsDecimal()
@@ -779,7 +777,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual DateTime? ReadAsDateTime()
@@ -835,7 +833,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
 #if !NET20
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the source as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public virtual DateTimeOffset? ReadAsDateTimeOffset()
@@ -1124,6 +1122,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Changes the reader's state to <see cref="JsonReader.State.Closed"/>.
+        /// If <see cref="JsonReader.CloseInput"/> is set to <c>true</c>, the source is also closed.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
index 108a9f6c..fae8697a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
-        /// to a <see cref="Stream"/> using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
+        /// using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="textWriter">The <see cref="TextWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
-        /// to a <see cref="Stream"/> using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
+        /// using the specified <see cref="JsonWriter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="jsonWriter">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
-        /// to a <c>Stream</c> using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>. 
+        /// using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="textWriter">The <see cref="TextWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
-        /// to a <c>Stream</c> using the specified <see cref="JsonWriter"/>. 
+        /// using the specified <see cref="JsonWriter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="jsonWriter">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
index a3609d0d..b2bcbdc9 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
         /// <c>true</c> if the next token was read successfully; <c>false</c> if there are no more tokens to read.
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override int? ReadAsInt32()
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override DateTime? ReadAsDateTime()
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="String"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="String"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="String"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override string ReadAsString()
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Byte"/>[].
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Byte"/>[].
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Byte"/>[] or <c>null</c> if the next JSON token is null. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override byte[] ReadAsBytes()
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override bool? ReadAsBoolean()
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
 #if !NET20
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override DateTimeOffset? ReadAsDateTimeOffset()
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 #endif
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override decimal? ReadAsDecimal()
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override double? ReadAsDouble()
@@ -2402,6 +2402,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Changes the reader's state to <see cref="JsonReader.State.Closed"/>.
+        /// If <see cref="JsonReader.CloseInput"/> is set to <c>true</c>, the underlying <see cref="TextReader"/> is also closed.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
index 2abd8186..304609d1 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying streams and also flushes the underlying stream.
+        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying <see cref="TextWriter"/> and also flushes the underlying <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Flush()
         {
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Closes this stream and the underlying stream.
+        /// Closes this writer.
+        /// If <see cref="JsonWriter.CloseOutput"/> is set to <c>true</c>, the underlying <see cref="TextWriter"/> is also closed.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonValidatingReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonValidatingReader.cs
index 21d54c69..d2e5b862 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonValidatingReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonValidatingReader.cs
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Int32"/>.</returns>
         public override int? ReadAsInt32()
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Byte"/>[].
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Byte"/>[].
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
         /// A <see cref="Byte"/>[] or <c>null</c> if the next JSON token is null.
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Decimal"/>.</returns>
         public override decimal? ReadAsDecimal()
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Double"/>.</returns>
         public override double? ReadAsDouble()
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="Boolean"/>.</returns>
         public override bool? ReadAsBoolean()
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="String"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="String"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="String"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override string ReadAsString()
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTime"/>. This method will return <c>null</c> at the end of an array.</returns>
         public override DateTime? ReadAsDateTime()
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 
 #if !NET20
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/> as a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> of <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.</returns>
         public override DateTimeOffset? ReadAsDateTimeOffset()
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 #endif
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JsonReader"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
         /// <c>true</c> if the next token was read successfully; <c>false</c> if there are no more tokens to read.
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
index c1fda614..e0c16fa9 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
@@ -119,12 +119,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         private Formatting _formatting;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the underlying stream or
-        /// <see cref="TextReader"/> should be closed when the writer is closed.
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the destination should be closed when this writer is closed.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>
-        /// <c>true</c> to close the underlying stream or <see cref="TextReader"/> when
-        /// the writer is closed; otherwise <c>false</c>. The default is <c>true</c>.
+        /// <c>true</c> to close the destination when this writer is closed; otherwise <c>false</c>. The default is <c>true</c>.
         /// </value>
         public bool CloseOutput { get; set; }
 
@@ -389,12 +387,13 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying streams and also flushes the underlying stream.
+        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the destination and also flushes the destination.
         /// </summary>
         public abstract void Flush();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Closes this stream and the underlying stream.
+        /// Closes this writer.
+        /// If <see cref="JsonWriter.CloseOutput"/> is set to <c>true</c>, the destination is also closed.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
index 0f5c98dc..20ea19f8 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream.
+        /// Reads the next JSON token from the underlying <see cref="JToken"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
         /// <c>true</c> if the next token was read successfully; <c>false</c> if there are no more tokens to read.
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
index 3c76cbfc..b60305cf 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the token being writen.
+        /// Gets the token being written.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The token being writen.</value>
+        /// <value>The token being written.</value>
         public JToken Token
         {
             get
@@ -88,15 +88,18 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying streams and also flushes the underlying stream.
+        /// Flushes whatever is in the buffer to the underlying <see cref="JContainer"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public override void Flush()
         {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Closes this stream and the underlying stream.
+        /// Closes this writer.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Setting <see cref="JsonWriter.CloseOutput"/> to <c>true</c> has no additional effect, since the underlying <see cref="JContainer"/> is a type that cannot be closed.
+        /// </remarks>
         public override void Close()
         {
             base.Close();