Error spotting (embedded questions): Identify the erroneous segment (A/B/C) — mark D if there is no error — 'He asked me / why did I call / him a rogue. / No error.' Check inversion vs. statement order inside indirect speech.

Given data

• (A) He asked me
• (B) why did I call
• (C) him a rogue.

Concept/Approach: Indirect question word orderIn reported/embedded questions, use statement order (Subject + Verb), not auxiliary inversion.

Step-by-step correction1) 'why did I call' → 'why I called' (or, for prior time, 'why I had called').2) Correct: 'He asked me why I called/had called him a rogue.'

VerificationDirect: 'Why did you call me…?' → Indirect: 'He asked why I called him…'

Common pitfallsKeeping inversion inside an embedded clause.

Final AnswerB — Write 'why I called/had called…'