their cakes/its cake

[Winwin2011]

I read the following sentence from Collins English conversation Book 2.

"I think their cakes are the best in town."

When we are talking about the quality of cakes in a cake shop, is it natural to use 'its' instead of 'their'?

I think its cake is the best in town.


Thanks.

 

[5jj]

"I think their cakes are the best in town."

That's fine.

When we are talking about the quality of cakes in a cake shop, is it natural to use 'its' instead of 'their'?

I think its cake is the best in town.

'Their' is more natural than 'its', in my opinion. We'd use 'cakes' rather than 'cake' unless we were talking about a specific type, such as 'Christmas cake'.

 

[Tdol]

Both are correct, but their sounds more natural to me (BrE speaker), though speakers of other variants of English may feel differently.

 

[Winwin2011]

Both are correct, but their sounds more natural to me (BrE speaker), though speakers of other variants of English may feel differently.

Thanks Tdol.

Is " I think its cakes are the best in town." correct?
Is " I think its cake is the best in town." wrong?

Thanks.

 

[5jj]

Is " I think its cakes are the best in town." correct?
Is " I think its cake is the best in town." wrong?

The first is OK, but both Tdol and I find 'their' more natural. The second is not wrong, but ... oh, re-read the earlier posts.