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

Sentence: 'a woman is holding a racket and looking in a mirror'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'a view of a sandwich with a side salad'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'a pole with a one way street sign as well as a few others'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

3