In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
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Question: Sentence: 'a man on a surf board holding on to a sail in the ocean'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 3

Question: Sentence: 'a police officer on a motorcycle with a sidecar'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 3

Question: Sentence: 'the young elephant is standing real close to the older elephant'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

Answer:
2