TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
PROBLEM: Sentence: 'some people with a bunch of hot dogs on some big forks'. Count the occurrences of the word 'hot' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'a gray bird about to perch on a branch'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'a circular pizza crust with spinach and eggs on top set on a steel pizza peel'. Count the occurrences of the word 'pizza' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION:
2