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Healer Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Is the word after “instead of” always a noun or a gerund?
instead of doing that..,
NOT
instead of do/does that ...
For example:
She plays all day instead of studying/studies/study.
She played all day instead of studying/studied.
and so on...
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healer Is the word after “instead of” always a noun or a gerund? Those are the most common, but no, not always. He turned the computer on instead of off.
- healer Is the word after “instead of” always a noun or a gerund?
- Those are the most common, but no, not always.
- He turned the computer on instead of off.
- (adverbs) The suit they sent him was blue instead of gray.
- (adjectives) They put the groceries in the pantry instead of in the refrigerator.
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healerIs the word after “instead of” always a noun or a gerund?
Those are the most common, but no, not always.
He turned the computer on instead of off. (adverbs)
The suit they sent him was blue instead of gray. (adjectives)
They put the groceries in the pantry instead of in the refrigerator. (prepositional phrases)
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