In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.

Sentence: 'a female in a blue shirt a cat and a plate'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
4

Sentence: 'a sidewalk with trimmed hedges and signage'. Count the occurrences of the word 'hedges' in the given sentence.
1

Sentence: 'a group of little leaguers sitting on top of a bench'. Count the occurrences of the word 'top' in the given sentence.
1