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

[Q]: Sentence: 'a tall plant protrudes from a glass vase'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
[A]: 2


[Q]: Sentence: 'a man wearing glasses sits on a bench looking to the side'. Count the occurrences of the word 'man' in the given sentence.
[A]: 1


[Q]: Sentence: 'a baseball player holding a bat while playing a game'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
[A]:
3