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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
instead OR instead of
Hi,
Can you help me to use the word and phrase "instead something" and "instead of something" correctly? Thank you.
Can you help me to use the word and phrase "instead something" and "instead of something" correctly? Thank you.
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Without the of , it is an adverb: I was too tired to get up; instead, I lay in bed all day. I don't want sushi tonight; I want ramen instead . Only as a phrasal prepostion ( instead of) would it be followed by a noun: I want ramen instead of sushi tonight .
- Without the of , it is an adverb: I was too tired to get up; instead, I lay in bed all day.
- I don't want sushi tonight; I want ramen instead .
- Only as a phrasal prepostion ( instead of) would it be followed by a noun: I want ramen instead of sushi tonight .
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Without the of, it is an adverb:
I was too tired to get up; instead, I lay in bed all day.
I don't want sushi tonight; I want ramen instead.
Only as a phrasal prepostion (instead of) would it be followed by a noun: I want ramen instead of sushi tonight.
I was too tired to get up; instead, I lay in bed all day.
I don't want sushi tonight; I want ramen instead.
Only as a phrasal prepostion (instead of) would it be followed by a noun: I want ramen instead of sushi tonight.
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