instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a cat laying on a blanket by two wii remotes'. Count the occurrences of the word 'laying' in the given sentence.
answer:
1

question:
Sentence: 'a man fills a tin with a liquid substance'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3

question:
Sentence: 'a person that is pitching in a baseball game'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
2