Bothersome, bother/disturb and caused usage in sentences.

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Jit833

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1) I do not want to be bothersome while you are doing your
( Can I use bothersome in this sentence?)

2) I do not want to bother/disturb my mom when she is busy.
( bother/ disturb, which is more appropriate?)

3) My comment had caused the two of them to breakup/ divorce.
( Can I use caused in this sentence?).
 

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1 - it works, after a fashion, but it's not nearly as good as 2. Being 'bothersome' usually involves being a bother either several times or continually.

3 Yes, you can use 'caused' in that case (but you can't use 'breakup' as a verb - it's 'break up'). Alternatively make it a noun: 'My comment had caused the breakup/divorce.'

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Sorry for the late reply.Thanks for the replying and correcting my mistakes. :)
 
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