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If you try to understand the concept in the class, you will not only remember it but also be able to put it to use while solving even the difficult exercises.

1. If you try to understand the concept in the class you will not only remember it but also will not be able to put to use while solving even the difficult exercises.
2. If you tried to understand the concept of the whole class, you will not only remember it, but also can put to use while solving even the difficult exercises.
3. If you tried to understand the concept in the class, you would not only remember it but also can put it to use while solving even the difficult exercises.
4. If you tried to understand the concept in the class, you would not only remember it but also could put it to use while solving even the difficult exercises.
5. None is true.

Correct answer: If you tried to understand the concept in the class, you would not only remember it but also could put it to use while solving even the difficult exercises.

Solution

The original sentence is ungrammatical because it mixes an incorrect structure with a contradictory meaning. In a second conditional, the correct form is "If you tried..., you would..." and the parallel modal should be "could". Option D is the only grammatically correct choice.

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