In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:He lost the Democratic primary to Murphy by only 107 votes , but easily won the Republican primary . Sentence 2:However , he stated that he intended to remain a Democrat .
[EX A]: however

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:Thompson , if selected , would have been the first African - American ever to head the Justice Department . Sentence 2:Instead , Alberto Gonzales was selected as Ashcroft 's replacement .
[EX A]: instead

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:The executives enjoyed the finished pilot and it was aired . Sentence 2:However , throughout the show 's run , the network 's initially negative attitude prevailed .
[EX A]:
however