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

Sentence: 'a single lone cup of coffee sitting on a black park bench'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
2

Sentence: 'the stop sign on the corner of freeze rd and misty ln'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.
2

Sentence: 'a young girl walking in the rain with the umbrella'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

2