2. The second proposition; as I want.
3. The word which connects the two propositions, and without which, they naturally make separate, independent, unconnected statements.
Now, although true and unequivocal ellipses are scarce, the preceding is one of the most unequivocal kind—the word which connects the two propositions being wanting.
[§ 458]. When there are two words in a clause, each capable of being an antecedent, the relative refers to the latter.
1. Solomon the son of David that slew Goliah.—This is unexceptionable.
2. Solomon the son of David who built the temple.—This is exceptionable.
Nevertheless, it is defensible, on the supposition that Solomon-the-son-of-David is a single many-worded name.