instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a hotdog with a bite taken out on a napkin'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3


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 black horse standing on a hill top with a white horse'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:

3