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:But these reconstructions differed so much from each other that not a single verse of Matthew was present in all of them . Sentence 2:As a result , interest in Q subsided and it was neglected for many decades .
[EX A]: as a result

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:She told both of her ex-boyfriends , devoted Todd and sexy Devon , that she needed time to stand on her own . Sentence 2:But now she 's totally alone , without a prom date !
[EX A]: but

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:Mitch becomes jealous when Jody and Andrea begin dating . Sentence 2:Meanwhile , Billy hurts his back fixing Suzanne 's roof ; she takes him in and tries to win back his affections .
[EX A]:
meanwhile