Quick English to Japanese Help

[imeka]

but then didn't I say the increased part? I said "fueta-koto" so isn't that the increase part?

[Sashimister]

Originally Posted by imeka

マクドナルドで食べることの増えたことは問題だと思う 。but it doesnt sound right somehow

You seem to know more Japanese than you want to believe.

Why single out McDonald's, though?

「マクドナルドなどのファーストフード店で食事をする 機会（きかい）が増えたことは問題だと思う。」

or

「マクドナルドなどで食事をする機会（きかい）が増え たことは問題だと思う。」

機会＝ chances

We don't use 食べる the way you used it.

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't see MMM was trying to have OP rewrite.

[MMM]

I agree, they know more Japanese than they think they do.

[imeka]

McDonald's because that's the only one I really think of when I think of fast food places in Japan. It was the only one I've seen.
I don't put trust in my grammar. :P

[imeka]

So I think I'll go with
マクドナルドなどのファーストフード店で食事すること の増えたことは問題だと思う。
I leave out the chance part just to be more direct about it.
Thanks for the help

[Sashimister]

Originally Posted by imeka

So I think I'll go with
マクドナルドなどのファーストフード店で食事すること の増えたことは問題だと思う。
I leave out the chance part just to be more direct about it.
Thanks for the help

*sighs* We never say ことの増えたこと. Sounds too funny.

If you take a word out of a grammatically perfect sentence, you will almost always have to make other alterations (and do so correctly).