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Should I use the article "the" in these examples? With or without "the"?
The US pursued a similiar policy in Guatemala, toppling (THE) elected leader Jacobo Árbenz.
In 1944, Guatemalans waged a revolution, toppling (THE) U.S.-backed right-wing dictator Jorge Ubico.
2) Should you say "The whole of the produce of our labor is stolen from us" or "The whole produce of our labor is stolen from us"? This quote is from Animal Farm
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1.) Yes, "the" is the correct article in both of those sentences. "...toppling the elected leader..." and "...toppling the U.S.-backed right-wing dictator..." are both perfectly correct.
2.) Either of those sentences is grammatically correct. Adding in "of the" in the first sentence ("the whole OF THE produce of our labor...") just makes it sound more verbose. However, I think the first one is correct. "The whole of the produce of our labor..." sounds more like George Orwell to me, and I'm pretty sure that's what the quote is in the book.
I hope this helped! :D
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