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

Q: Sentence: 'a little kid skiing down a hill holding ski poles'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'flour people on a corner all using their cell phones'. Count the occurrences of the word 'on' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a train that is on the tracks next to the grass'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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