Milk can refer to a dairy drink or to a plant-based drink such as oat milk.
The idea
For the liquid, use some milk or a little milk. Count containers with two cartons of milk or a glass of milk.
Examples
- There is some milk in the fridge.
- Would you like milk in your coffee?
- We bought two cartons of milk.
- She poured milk into a glass.
- This recipe needs a little milk.
- Oat milk is made from oats.
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Watch out
In this ordinary liquid sense, do not count milk directly; count glasses or cartons instead.
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Choose an unspecified quantity of the liquid. There is ___ in the fridge. (some milk / a milk)
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some milk
Some milk describes an unspecified quantity.
Choose the plural container for two. We bought two ___ of milk. (cartons / carton)
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cartons
The plural cartons counts the containers.
Identify the source of oat milk. Oat milk is made from ___. (oats / cows)
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oats
Oat milk is a plant-based drink made from oats.
Practice round
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Choose an unspecified quantity of the liquid. There is ___ in the fridge. (some milk / a milk)
Choose the plural container for two. We bought two ___ of milk. (cartons / carton)
Identify the source of oat milk. Oat milk is made from ___. (oats / cows)
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Describe a drink or recipe with milk and state an amount using a container.