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

Sentence: 'a boy is playing video games in a dated living room'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
2

Sentence: 'couple of people sitting out in the snow with skis beside them'. Count the occurrences of the word 'them' in the given sentence.
1

Sentence: 'a boat in a body of water with a large building in the background'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

1