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Instead of
Instead of is a preposition and means 'in place of’ or 'as an alternative'. Don't confuse instead of with instead (without of), which is used differently.
We can use instead of in the following ways: instead of + noun I'll have tea instead of coffee. instead coffee instead of + a name I'll go instead of Jack.instead Jack instead of + pronoun you, us, etc. I'll go instead of him.instead him instead of + verb + -ing. He went alone instead of waiting for me.instead waiting
Don't forget that a verb coming directly after instead of must be in the -ing form:I want to keep fit so I walk everywhere instead of driving. instead of driveinstead of to drive
Instead
Instead is an adverb and means ‘as an alternative’. We can use instead at the beginning or the end of a clause, although in spoken English it is more common at the end.Holidays in Italy are too expensive, so we're going to Greece instead.Holidays in Italy are too expensive. Instead, we're going to Greece.I'm too tired to play football today. I'm going to stay at home instead.

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10 Comments

  1. Fabian - October 1, 2017, 10:43 am Reply

    What about ‘instead for’? Does it exist at all?

    • Thiscounts - November 13, 2019, 8:52 am Reply

      I would like to see how you use it, because I do mistakenly use it alternatively to replace ‘instead of’ which I couldn’t find anywhere just as you asked

    • Stuart Cook - April 13, 2020, 7:40 pm Reply

      No, it doesn’t exist. You’re confusing it with ‘except for’.

  2. Kelengbe - March 23, 2020, 8:32 pm Reply

    I usually see this on google; “search results for …. instead for ……” what does that mean?

  3. Evelyn rose - March 29, 2020, 11:40 am Reply

    Thanks for the tips

  4. Anonymous - November 15, 2020, 8:46 am Reply

    both instead and instead of can mean “as a alternative”? according to your description.

    • Shwetha - March 8, 2021, 12:09 pm Reply

      Instead of example

  5. Anonymous - December 26, 2020, 9:11 pm Reply

    thank you

  6. Binte Adam - August 2, 2022, 7:09 am Reply

    Instead of always take an object after it, whereas instead don’t need object after it

  7. mary - January 13, 2023, 1:04 pm Reply

    What type of clause begins with instead

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