instruction:
In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.
question:
Sentence: 'a living area with a couch coffee table and bookshelf'. How many words start with the letter 'l' in the sentence.
answer:
1


question:
Sentence: 'a blue brick building with a man leaning on it'. How many words start with the letter 'b' in the sentence.
answer:
3


question:
Sentence: 'a bathroom with a nicely decorated pedestal sink in the corner'. How many words start with the letter 's' in the sentence.
answer:

1