Verbless sentences occur in such abundant variety that noclassification can be given, but a few types may be noted.Most interjections may be used as verbless sentences. ThusOuch (the equivalent of l am hurt" or 'That hurt me, Pkooey(the equivalent of "I don't believe you"), and similarly Well,For heaven's sake, Nonsense, Tsk-tsk, Okay. Some of these havemany possible meanings. For example, Well may mean "That'ssurprising/' "You're a bit insolent," "What are you going to doabout it?" "What do you want?" etc., depending on context andintonation. The words yes and no and their equivalents oftenoccur alone as verbless sentences.The first part of a verb sentence may occur alone as a verblesssentence, the speaker either realizing that the rest will be understoodeven if not uttered, or perhaps hesitating to put his wholethought into words:If only I had taken Mother's advice.The insults I had to put up with !The nerve of some people !Because I wanted to. (in answer to such a question as "Why did youdo that?")Sometimes the end of a verb sentence appears alone as a verblesssentence:Good morning, (for "I bid you good morning.")A pretty kettle of fish, (for "This is a pretty kettle of fish.")Whatever you say. (for 'Til do whatever you say.")Had enough? (for "Have you had enough?")Although verbless sentences are most common in spoken English,they are not exactly rare in Choice Written English. Forexample, a single issue of Harper's Magazine (September, 1950)discloses these among others:To all intents and purposes, none. (Walter Robb)Not anywhere near good enough to meet the situation. (MyronStearns)Probably so. (Robert H. Jackson)Music to an author's ears, no doubt, and remembered this quartercentury. ("Personal and Otherwise")Conversational awareness. (Bernard DeVoto)But not the same. (Loren C. Eisely)