In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
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Question: Sentence: 'a man kneeling down next to a suitcase touching his necklace'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 2


Question: Sentence: 'a slice of pizza that is sitting on a plate on a table'. Count the occurrences of the word 'slice' in the given sentence.

Answer: 1


Question: Sentence: 'a man and a woman in a spare living room space standing far apart from each other'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer:
3