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

Q: Sentence: 'a man in a pitching pose with a glove near  another man with a glove'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 4
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Q: Sentence: 'a wall has a plaque with a city and numbers on it'. Count the occurrences of the word 'numbers' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a dog is sitting in a grassy clearing in a forested area with a twig in his mouth'. Count the occurrences of the word 'in' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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