instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a man performs a flip trick on a skateboard'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3


question:
Sentence: 'a baseball pitcher throwing a baseball during a game'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3


question:
Sentence: 'a bench in the park with a tree in the background'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.
answer:

2