1、Instead of 是个短语介词。Instead of 的意思是“代替……”、“而不……”,在语言的实际运用中,instead o功能与连词十分相似,现归纳如下:跟名词:I give him advice instead of money. 给了他忠告而没有给他钱。
2、跟代词:Will you go to the party instead of me? 你代我去赴宴,好吗?
3、跟形容词:Things are now better instead of worse. 情况不是更坏,而是更好了。
4、跟副词:He walks slowly instead of quickly. 他走得慢,而不是快了。
5、跟动词(短语):That increased instead of decreased our courage. 那不但没有减弱反而增强了我们的勇气。
6、跟动名词(短语):We should encourage them instead of throwing cold water on them. 我们应该鼓励他们而不是对他们泼冷水。
7、跟动名词复合结构:They must make up their own minds instead of our making their minds for them.他们应当自己下决心而不是我们替他们下决心。
8、跟介词短语:He laughed with (us) instead of at us. 他跟我们一起笑,并不是嘲笑我们。
9、跟(to do)不定式(短语):I went to borrow a bok instead of to buy one. 我去借了一本书,而不是买了一本书。A word of encouragement might have made me respect instead of hate him.一句鼓励的话可能使我尊敬他,而不是憎恨他。
10、跟从句:He describes it as he saw instead of as it was. 他是按他们看到的样子而不是按其本来的面目来描述的它。