Select the option that is the direct form of the given sentence.

The child asked his mother if he could swim in the pool there.

A

The child asked his mother, “May I swim in the pool here?”

B

The child asked his mother, “Could he swim in the pool there?”

C

The child asked to his mother, “Can he swim in the pool there?”

D

The child said to his mother, “Will I swim in the pool here?”