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

Q: Sentence: 'a group of people sitting around a dinner table'. Count the occurrences of the word 'people' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a orange cat sleeping on top of a blanket'. Count the occurrences of the word 'blanket' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a man is riding a horse holding a hawk'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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