In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.

[Q]: Sentence: 'a statue holding a red umbrella in a pond'. How many words start with the letter 's' in the sentence.
[A]: 1


[Q]: Sentence: 'a sandwich vegetables and a beer sitting on a table'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.
[A]: 4


[Q]: Sentence: 'a bicycle parked in front of several boats at a dock'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.
[A]:
3