Double Negatives
She hasn't said (anything, nothing) about her accident.
Is the answer anything
Yes it is.
Yes. The answer would be anything. "She hasn't said nothing about her accident" doesn't really make sense.
i agree
Yes, the answer is "anything." In this sentence, "hasn't" is a contraction for "has not," and "anything" is the correct choice to complete the sentence. To understand why "anything" is the correct answer, let's break down the use of double negatives.
Double negatives occur when two negative words or phrases are used in a sentence, leading to confusion or ambiguity. In this case, the two negative words are "hasn't" (which means "has not") and "nothing." When these two negatives are used together, they cancel each other out and create a positive meaning. So, if we were to use "nothing" in this sentence, it would create a contradictory meaning.
To identify the correct answer, we can rephrase the sentence without the double negative: "She has not said [anything / nothing] about her accident." From this rephrased sentence, it becomes clear that "anything" is the correct choice, as it maintains the negative meaning implied by "has not."
Therefore, in this sentence, the correct choice is "She hasn't said anything about her accident."