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

Q: Sentence: 'a man in a yellow sweater standing in the middle of a room'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'a pink umbrella sits in a white bucket that sits next to an empty white bucket'. Count the occurrences of the word 'bucket' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a woman sitting at a table holding a hot dog up to her mouth'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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