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

Sentence: 'a black and white image of an old castle with a clock'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
2

Sentence: 'a plate of ham and rice and a fork on a red tray'. Count the occurrences of the word 'plate' in the given sentence.
1

Sentence: 'a hotel room with a bunch of suitcases in it that has been tossed'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

2