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904. Incomplete sentences consist of a single member only. Such sentences stand outside the structure of the sentence. The chief classes of incomplete sentences are

a. Interjections, such as ὦ, φεῦ, αἰαῖ, οἴμοι.

b. Asseverations which serve as a predicate to a sentence spoken by another: ναί yes, surely, οὔ no, μάλιστα certainly, καλῶς very well!

c. Headings, titles: Κύ_ρου Ἀνάβασις the Expedition of Cyrus, Ἀντιγόνη the Antigone, ““συμμαχία_ Ἀθηναίων καὶ Θετταλῶν” the Alliance of the Athenians and Thessalians” C.I.A. /lref>b.

d. Vocatives (1283), and nominatives used in exclamation (1288).

e. Exclamations without a verb: δεῦρο hither!

N.—Examples of such incomplete sentences in English are oh, assuredly, no wonder, right about face, away, fire!

American Book Company, 1920.

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