TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1:In Judaism , the process of becoming spiritually pure lasts seven days . Sentence 2:Thus , the Maccabees could only produce additional pure oil after eight days : seven days of becoming pure including one day , once pure , to actually make the oil .

SOLUTION: thus

PROBLEM: Sentence 1:In Classical Chinese , pronouns were overtly inflected to mark case . Sentence 2:However , these overt case forms are no longer used ; most of the alternative pronouns are considered archaic in modern Mandarin Chinese .

SOLUTION: however

PROBLEM: Sentence 1:He preferred negotiation and dialogue to senseless massacre , and he and Tancred tried to protect some of the Muslims of Jerusalem by sheltering them in the Temple . Sentence 2:However , these Muslims too were soon killed by other crusaders , enfuriating Gaston and Tancred .

SOLUTION:
however