instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'some food is sitting on a stove top in a kitchen area'. Count the occurrences of the word 'is' in the given sentence.
answer:
1

question:
Sentence: 'a street sign hanging from a pole that reads hampsire under a dark sky'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3

question:
Sentence: 'a plate that has a sandwich and some salad next to a beer'. Count the occurrences of the word 'some' in the given sentence.
answer:
1