In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.
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Question: Sentence: 'a baseball player prepares to swing at a pitch'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

Answer: 3


Question: Sentence: 'people on a tour bus with half the top cut off'. How many words start with the letter 'b' in the sentence.

Answer: 1


Question: Sentence: 'there is a large pizza on a white and blue plate'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

Answer:
3