instruction:
In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
question:
Sentence: 'a small child laying in a bed next to a shelf'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3

question:
Sentence: 'a road with parked cars on both sides of the street and houses on the street'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.
answer:
2

question:
Sentence: 'a woman that is on a snowboard on a rail'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
answer:
3