TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
PROBLEM: Sentence: 'two cats are walking on wood near a trash can'. Count the occurrences of the word 'are' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'a hotdog french fries coffee and a packet of ketchup and mustard sitting on a tray'. Count the occurrences of the word 'and' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'a plate holding a slice of bread with mayonnaise and chicken tenders and another piece of bread with nothing'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

SOLUTION:
2