During the oath, the affiant answers with which phrase?

• A. So help me God
• B. I do
• C. Here
• D. Yes

Answer: (B)

When an affiant is sworn in, the affirmative response to the question asking them to tell the truth is given with a simple, explicit acknowledgment: I do. That short, direct reply signals that the affiant agrees to the oath and to tell the truth. The other phrases aren’t the response to the oath question itself: So help me God is a concluding part many oaths may include, Here isn’t a related prompt, and Yes is too casual and doesn’t capture the formal acknowledgment used in a sworn statement. In practice, you’ll often hear either I do or I affirm, depending on whether a religious oath or a secular affirmation is chosen.