In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
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Question: Sentence: 'the stop sign on the corner of freeze rd and misty ln'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

Answer: 2


Question: Sentence: 'a horse and a dog facing each other in a brown field of grass'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 3


Question: Sentence: 'a person riding skis on a city street'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer:
2