In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which all of the apostrophes are used correctly. In which sentence are apostrophes used correctly?
A) During the summer of '09, my friend's spent a week at my aunt's house in Alaska.
B) During the summer of '09, my friends' spent a week at my aunts house in Alaska.
C) During the summer of '09, my friends spent a week at my aunt's house in Alaska.

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The first apostrophe is used to indicate a contraction (i.e. "summer of '09" instead of "summer of 2009"). The second apostrophe is used to indicate possessive form (i.e. "my aunt's house"). There are no other possessives or contractions in the sentence, so the apostrophes are used correctly.

In Each Set Below, Select the Letter of the Sentence