instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a small child laying in a bed next to a shelf'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3


question:
Sentence: 'a red and whit jet blue sky and clouds'. Count the occurrences of the word 'and' in the given sentence.
answer:
2


question:
Sentence: 'a young man relaxes on a couch with a cat'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:

3