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

Q: Sentence: 'street signs with faces on them on the side of the street'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a man performs a flip trick on a skateboard'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'a person flying through the air while riding a snowboard'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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