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

Sentence: 'side review mirror shows dog hanging its head out the window'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.
1

Sentence: 'a bear standing on top a piece of pipe with a chain attached'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'a black cat lying in an empty suitcase peers out over the edge of the suitcase'. Count the occurrences of the word 'black' in the given sentence.

1