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

Sentence: 'street signs with faces on them on the side of the street'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.
2

Sentence: 'a man eats food at a bench in front of a boat'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3

Sentence: 'a girl sitting facing a group of dogs in a fenced in area'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.
3