instead意为“代替”“替代”,作副词用,通常位于句尾，如位于句首时常用逗号与后面隔开；instead of是介宾短语,其意与instead相同,不同之处在于它后面常接宾语。
instead of和instead有什么区别
1、词性不同
instead of是介词短语，后接名词或动名词；instead是副词，修饰动词或句子。举例如下：
instead of going home，he chose to help others with their study.
not going home，he chose to help others with their study instead.
2、用法不同
instead of可以独立构成短语作状语、同位语以及其他平行结构，语义明确；
he chose to help others instead of going home，与help others 并列。
instead of staying home，he prefers playing with his mates，作状语修饰主句。
instead只能修饰动词或句子，语义不明确，由主句确定；
because his classmates can't deal with homework，he chose to help others with their study instead.这里，instead没有语义。
He didn't answer me but ，instead，asked another ， 强调asked another。
3、读音不同
instead of 英[inˈsted ɔv] 美[ɪnˈstɛd ʌv]
instead 英[ɪnˈsted] 美[ɪnˈstɛd]
instead of的例句
1、He put a plus instead of a minus.
他填了个加号而不是减号。
2、The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.
岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。
3、Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。
4、The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
5、We just had soup instead of a full meal.
我们没有吃全餐，只喝了汤。
