The body of the acknowledgment includes: - a statement relative to the presence of the signer. Example: '..personally _____________ before me'.

• A. signed
• B. appeared
• C. testified
• D. notarized

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is that an acknowledgment must show the signer was in the notary’s presence. The phrase “personally appeared before me” is the standard way to express that the signer stood before the notary and was identified. That presence is what separates an acknowledgment from just a signature or a notarization of the document.

Among the options, only appeared conveys that sense of in-person presence before the notary. Signing describes the act of signing itself, not the signer’s presence. Testified is used for oaths or sworn statements, not for acknowledgments. Notarized refers to the notary’s action of certifying, not to the signer’s appearance before the notary. So appeared is the correct word to indicate the signer was physically present.