Sentence Correction (SC) | The Yongle Encyclopedia was an attempt by the Ming dynasty

TheYongle Encyclopedia was an attempt by the Ming dynasty to save all Chinese knowledge for posterity,however, fewer than 400 of its more than 11,000 volumes surviving today.

(A) however, fewer than 400 of its more than 11,000 volumessurviving

(B) yet fewer than 400 of more than 11,000 of its volumes survive

(C) but fewer than 400 of its more than 11,000 volumes survive

(D)despite less than 400 of more than its 11,000 volumessurviving

(E) however, fewer than 400 of more than 11,000