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

Q: Sentence: 'a man in a pitching pose with a glove near  another man with a glove'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 4
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Q: Sentence: 'an employee at a canon store stands in front of a case of canon merchandise'. Count the occurrences of the word 'of' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'several people on a boat with life jackets on in the water'. Count the occurrences of the word 'on' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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