The conversation between human and AI assistant.
[|Human|] Given two sentences, find the most appropriate transition word to make the sentences flow smoothly.
[|AI|] The most appropriate transition word to use in this case is "and" to connect the two independent clauses. The resulting sentence would be: "The house was empty, and the furniture was missing."
[|Human|] 
Given two sentences, find the most appropriate transition word to make the sentences flow smoothly.