Question

He is seldom, ______, absent from school.

A．if some

B．if any

C．if not

D．if ever

Answer 1

D

if ever 意为“如果曾经有过或即使有过的话”，其作用是为了缓和语气。如：
It occurs seldom, if ever．即使有其事，也必不多。She seldom, if ever, goes to the cinema．她几乎从不去看电影。