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.

Try it yourself

  1. 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.

  2. Choose the plural container for two. We bought two ___ of milk. (cartons / carton)

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    cartons

    The plural cartons counts the containers.

  3. 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.

Use it today

Describe a drink or recipe with milk and state an amount using a container.