He spilled all the milk

[Untaught88]

Hi,


He spilled all the milk. Correct
He spilled the whole milk. Incorrect
He spilled the whole of the milk. Correct

Am I right?

 

[bhaisahab]

Only the first one is correct.

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

"He spilled all the milk."

"He spilled all of the milk."

"He spilled the whole glass of milk."

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

It doesn't have the same meaning, but, 'He spilled the whole milk' is possible.

'He spilled the whole milk, not the skimmed milk'.

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Hello, Untaught:

Post #4 raised a very interesting point!

Mona: We need a cup of whole milk [nothing has been removed from the milk] and two cups of skim milk [the cream has been removed] for this recipe.

Raul: OK. Here is a cup of ...

Mona: Oh, no! You have spilled the [cup of] whole milk! Now I can't bake this delicious cake!

Raul: Don't worry. I'll run to the supermarket and get some more whole milk.