In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.

Q: Sentence: 'a woman and a cat are sitting at a laptop'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'the father and son are looking at the kites flying overhead'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'people are wind surfing on the beach near a city'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
1
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