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

[Q]: Sentence: 'a man and a woman riding a motorcycle next to a crowd'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
[A]: 4


[Q]: Sentence: 'two elderly ladies in a house with a dog'. Count the occurrences of the word 'with' in the given sentence.
[A]: 1


[Q]: Sentence: 'the herd of bighorn sheep are close together on the snowcovered mountaintop'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.
[A]:
2