public static void Main()
string phrase = "The dog caught the ball.";
int wordCount = phrase.Split(' ').Length;
Console.WriteLine(wordCount);
Console.WriteLine(WordCount(phrase));
Console.WriteLine(phrase.WordCount());
public static int WordCount(string input){
return input.Split(' ').Length;
public static class ExtensionMethods {
public static int WordCount(this string input){
return input.Split(' ').Length;