From Guide to Composition (1919) by James Finch Royster (UNC) and Stith Thompson (Colorado College)
Ellipses [omitted words]
25. Use a comma to mark the omission of important words
Examples
1) Johnson's strength as a lawyer lay in his persuasive eloquence; Carter's, in his keen mind.
2) Mary was pretty; Jane, the opposite.
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