In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
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Question: Sentence: 'a man in a hat is at a table with his laptop'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 3


Question: Sentence: 'a woman cutting cake while another woman is holding a plate'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 2


Question: Sentence: 'a surfer wearing a green shirt holds his surf board and looks out at the boats in the ocean'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer:
2