Situation: I am playing a video game in the living room. And, then my mother comes to me. And, then she says

1."The more you play a video game, the more nearsighted you become."
2."The more you play the video game, the more nearsighted you become."
3."The more a video game you play, the more nearsighted you become."
4."The more the video game you play, the more nearsighted you become."
5."The more video games you play, the more nearsighted you become."

Do all of them grammatically correct? And, what are the differences and which of them should my mother use in this situation?

Moreover, may the replyer/answerer recommend a less famous city of the sate or county in your country? My hobby is using google map to see the landscape there.

Question

Situation: I am playing a video game in the living room. And, then my mother comes to me. And, then she says

1."The more you play a video game, the more nearsighted you become."
2."The more you play the video game, the more nearsighted you become."
3."The more a video game you play, the more nearsighted you become."
4."The more the video game you play, the more nearsighted you become."
5."The more video games you play, the more nearsighted you become."

Do all of them grammatically correct? And, what are the differences and which of them should my mother use in this situation?

Moreover, may the replyer/answerer recommend a less famous city of the sate or county in your country? My hobby is using google map to see the landscape there.

Answer

Hi Juicy,

First, I'd like to correct your question. You can't say, "Do all of them correct?" "Do" is an auxiliary verb that we use with action verbs. "Correct" in the above question is an adjective, and what we call a subject complement. "Are" all of them correct is how you would ask that question. You could rewrite the question to be an indicative statement to see what I mean: "They are all correct." "Correct" describes the subject "They," therefore giving us more information about it; that's why we call it a subject complement. "Are" is a linking verb connecting "they" with correct. Ok, so now to answer your question. All of the above questions are grammatically correct, but #3 and #4 are not "idiomatically" correct, meaning we don't collocate those words in that order. #3 would be better rewritten as #1, because, usually, the subject, in this case "you," should precede the direct object, in this case "video game." The same is true for #4. There are certain instances in which you could/can place a direct object before its subject for rhetorical effect, but while you're learning English I suggest avoiding doing so. I hope all this helps.

As far as recommending a less famous city in the U.S. compared to places like New York, L.A., Chicago, etc., I would recommend looking at New Orleans, Louisiana. Happy English learning!

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5 is the only one that sounds natural, but it has a slightly different meaning than what you want to say. It makes it sound like you want to say that playing a larger variety of games is what's harmful rather than spending too much time playing them. Just a slight rewording can eliminate the confusion:

The more you play video games, the more nearsighted you become.

Answer

Number 5 is the correct answer.
Sentence number 2 could also be correct if your Mom is talking about the particular game you are playing at that moment.

The more you play this (the) video-game, the more nearsighted you become.
In many instances ,(this)could be substituted by (the)

Over the years, as the English language and grammar have evolved , (this) became (the) and (one, 1 )become (a, an)

Hope it helps!