instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a batter waits for the next pitch during a baseball game'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
2


question:
Sentence: 'a black train is on a train track near some foothills'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
2


question:
Sentence: 'a cat cleaning itself in a persons lap while the person works on a laptop'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:

3