TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
PROBLEM: Sentence: 'a pig in a make shift shelter being watched by a cat'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'a mascot sits on one side of a blue table while two men sit on the other side looking the other direction'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'people with sports equipment are snowboarding on the snow'. Count the occurrences of the word 'snow' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION:
1