instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a young smiling couple at a wedding cut a cake'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3


question:
Sentence: 'a group of people riding on a boat in a small docking canal'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3


question:
Sentence: 'a group of kids swimming in ocean around a man on a surfboard'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:

3