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

Q: Sentence: 'side review mirror shows dog hanging its head out the window'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'two females sitting outside with two dogs near a clock on a pole'. Count the occurrences of the word 'two' in the given sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a tennis player is waiting to compete on a tennis court'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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