their cakes/its cake

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Winwin2011

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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.


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

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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?

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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.
 
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