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

Q: Sentence: 'some food is sitting on a stove top in a kitchen area'. Count the occurrences of the word 'is' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a girl standing on a sidewalk holding an umbrella'. Count the occurrences of the word 'on' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a hand holding a hot dog and bun and a white napkin'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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