instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'some food is sitting on a stove top in a kitchen area'. Count the occurrences of the word 'is' in the given sentence.
answer:
1


question:
Sentence: 'a gray bird about to perch on a branch'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
2


question:
Sentence: 'a couple of people sitting at a table'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:

2