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

Sentence: 'a microwave a clothing iron and a candles make an unusual grouping'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'a dog stares into a camera inside of a car'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'a bowl of diced vegetables are sitting near a knife and diced onion'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

2