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

Q: Sentence: 'a small pizza being cut with a pizza cutter'. Count the occurrences of the word 'pizza' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a man with a fake red nose holds a giant sunflower'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'the couple is sharing the job of cutting the cake'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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