Instructions: select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. complete the following passage with the correct transition words. as mother had told them, little mabel sat at her desk doing her homework. #1 _, her brother, john, went out to play instead of doing his homework. # their mother returned, john ran inside and pretended to be busy at work. #3 mother saw that mabel had finished her work, john was sweaty from playing. #1: meanwhile or erstwhile #2: when or were #3 while or so