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

Q: Sentence: 'the young man is handling the door knob of the cabinet in the apartment'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A: 4
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Q: Sentence: 'a person is skate skiing and some plants and trees'. Count the occurrences of the word 'and' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a clock tower at night in a city'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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