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.
Q: Sentence 1:After releasing the clamp the GPV ring begins to rise up ( increasing its radius , and accordingly , the diameter ) . Sentence 2:Thus , the hydraulic cylinders and gaps between the segments allow the formation to increase its length .
A:
thus