In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.

Q: Sentence: 'the bright lights of the city by a street at night'. How many words start with the letter 'c' in the sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a smiling woman sits at a table with a pizza and salad'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

A: 5
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Q: Sentence: 'a baseball player on a field has just made a pitch'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

A:
3
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