Detailed Instructions: 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:Iran and Iraq showed little internal coordination on the battlefield , and in many cases units were left to fight on their own . Sentence 2:As a result , by the end of 1984 , the war was a stalemate .
Solution:
as a result