Seldom if ever was there any training or instruction in such tactics for either the tank crews or the infantry formations.

Seldom or never
Seldom if never
Seldom or ever
Seldom has ever

Correct answer: Seldom or never

Solution

The phrase 'seldom or never' is the correct idiomatic expression. The original wording 'seldom if ever' is not the best replacement here because the sentence needs a standard, grammatically sound idiom.

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