Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Henry playfully asked the kids, “How can you split this paper further into pieces?”

A

Henry playfully asked the kids how they could have split that further into pieces.

B

Henry playfully asked the kids how they could split that paper further into pieces.

C

Henry playfully asked the kids how could they split that further into pieces.

D

Henry playfully asked the kids that how they could split that further into pieces.