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

Q: Sentence: 'a woman holds a furry dog by its leash'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'two pictures are hanging on the wall of the bathroom'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a plate of food has some sesame seed bagels'. Count the occurrences of the word 'of' in the given sentence.

A:
1
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