In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
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Question: Sentence: 'a young man is on his board while in the air'. Count the occurrences of the word 'his' in the given sentence.

Answer: 1

Question: Sentence: 'a group of people in a field flying kites'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 2

Question: Sentence: 'a woman licking down at a plate of hot dogs'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer:
2