Recent studies have shown that there are now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many than there were even five years ago.
(A) there are now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many than there were
(B) there are now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many as there were
(C) there is now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many than there was
(D) there is now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, but that ratio is much lower than
(E) there is now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many as there were
(A) there are now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many than there were
(B) there are now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many as there were
(C) there is now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many than there was
(D) there is now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, but that ratio is much lower than
(E) there is now one teacher for every thirty-one students in California's elementary schools, not nearly as many as there were
