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

Q: Sentence: 'the airplane is flying high in the cloudless sky'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a man puts his head on his cat sitting on a suitcase'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a skateboarder is above a ramp with a black skateboard that is also above the ground'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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