In the following sentence, one part may contain a grammatical error. Identify the part with the error in the indirect question structure in "When the stranger saw me, he seemed to recognise me and asked me what was my name."

Introduction / Context:
This error spotting question focuses on the correct structure of an indirect question in English. The sentence is "When the stranger saw me, he seemed to recognise me and asked me what was my name." Spoken English often contains such structures, but formal written English follows a specific word order. Your task is to identify which part of the sentence contains the error by understanding how indirect questions differ from direct questions.

Given Data / Assumptions:

Full sentence divided into parts:
Part A: "When the stranger saw me,"
Part B: "he seemed to recognise me"
Part C: "and asked me what was my name."
Part D: "No error"
You must find the part that breaks the rules for reporting a question.
The original direct question would have been "What is your name?" spoken by the stranger.

Concept / Approach:
In direct questions, we use question word order with the auxiliary before the subject, for example "What is your name?" In indirect questions introduced by verbs like "ask" followed by an object, English normally uses statement word order: "He asked me what my name was." The question word "what" introduces the clause, but the verb comes after the subject. Therefore, any indirect question that keeps the direct inversion, such as "what was my name", is grammatically incorrect in formal English and will be treated as an error in competitive exams.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Examine Part A, "When the stranger saw me,". This is a correct time clause with no error. Step 2: Examine Part B, "he seemed to recognise me". This part also follows correct structure and tense, showing perception and impression. Step 3: Examine Part C, "and asked me what was my name." Here we see the indirect question structure, which should be "what my name was" instead of "what was my name". The verb and subject are in the wrong order for reported speech. Step 4: Confirm that Part D "No error" is not applicable, because we have clearly found a mistake in Part C. Step 5: Mark Part C as the segment containing the grammatical error.

Verification / Alternative check:
Rewrite the sentence in correct form: "When the stranger saw me, he seemed to recognise me and asked me what my name was." This version uses statement order in the indirect question and reads smoothly. Compare this to the incorrect version: "asked me what was my name." If you remove the introductory phrase and read only the clause, "what was my name" sounds like a direct question, not a subordinate clause. In reported speech after verbs like "ask", we always use "what my name was", "where he was going", and so on, which confirms that Part C contains the error.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Part A is correct because "When the stranger saw me" is a proper time clause with past simple tense and correct word order.
Part B is correct because "he seemed to recognise me" uses the verb "seemed" with an infinitive phrase, which is standard English.
Part D is wrong as an answer choice because there is in fact an error, making "No error" invalid for this question.

Common Pitfalls:
Many learners do not notice the difference between direct and indirect questions and carry over spoken patterns incorrectly into writing. A common mistake is to keep auxiliary before subject in reported clauses, as in "He asked me where was I going", instead of "where I was going". To avoid such errors, remember the rule: in indirect questions, after words like what, where, when, how, who, we use the normal subject verb order of statements, not question order. Regular practice with error spotting items will help make this pattern automatic.

Final Answer:
Part C