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

Q: Sentence: 'a truck that has pictures painted on it sitting in front of a store'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a bear standing on top a piece of pipe with a chain attached'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'pictures a candle a single flower and a stuffed bear on a table'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
4
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