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

Sentence: 'a group of people in a field flying kites'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
2

Sentence: 'a white dog with a black eye laying on a blanket'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'there is a large clock outside of a building'. Count the occurrences of the word 'clock' in the given sentence.

1