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

Q: Sentence: 'a plate of food a piece of cake and a cup of coffee are sitting on a wooden table'. Count the occurrences of the word 'of' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'a wooden rail covered in snowboards on a snow covered mountain'. Count the occurrences of the word 'covered' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a plate of different kind of food on a place mat'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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