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

[EX Q]: Sentence: 'a microwave a clothing iron and a candles make an unusual grouping'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
[EX A]: 3

[EX Q]: Sentence: 'a very distant high up view in the sky of a land mass'. Count the occurrences of the word 'very' in the given sentence.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Sentence: 'a red plate and a person is decorating a cake'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
[EX A]:
3