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

Q: Sentence: 'a small child laying in a bed next to a shelf'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'a man riding a long surfboard on a wave'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'a guy on skis is being pulled by a boat full of people'. Count the occurrences of the word 'skis' in the given sentence.

A:
1
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