instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a table set with plates and a cat'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
2


question:
Sentence: 'a little girl holds a tooth brush while her mother stands in the background in a bathroom'. Count the occurrences of the word 'while' in the given sentence.
answer:
1


question:
Sentence: 'a lot of bananas and a person together'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:

2