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[keat]

The following is taken from a legally binding labor agreement.

An Employee who is unable to work his regular assignment on a
calendar day as a result of working on the preceding trip and not
being available due to the Hours of Service Law will be allowed
the earnings of his missed assignment for the calendar day with a
maximum of eight (8) hours pay.

In the underlined phrase is the word "the" a preposition?

[RonBee]

The following is taken from a legally binding labor agreement.

An Employee who is unable to work his regular assignment on a
calendar day as a result of working on the preceding trip and not
being available due to the Hours of Service Law will be allowed
the earnings of his missed assignment for the calendar day with a
maximum of eight (8) hours pay.

In the underlined phrase is the word "the" a preposition?

No, it is not.

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