instead of 的详细用法

Some people seem to think that sports and games are unimportant things that people do, at times when they are not working, instead of going to the cinema, listening to the radio, or sleeping.

Instead of 的意思是“代替……”、“而不……”，其主动用法如下：

1． 作为短语介词，instead of 后面常跟名词、代词和动名词，偶尔也跟复合结构。例如：

I have come instead of my brother. He is ill.

I will go instead of you.

If I hadn’t got a cold I’d be working instead of lying here in bed.

Instead of doing it himself, he got a man to do it.

Instead of lending a hand, he laughed at us.他不仅没有帮我们一把，反而嘲笑我们。

They must make up their own minds instead of our making up their minds for them. 他们必须自己做出决定，而不是有我们来代替他们作决定。

It’s me that should ask you instead of you asking me. 应该是我问你而不是你问我。

2． Instead of 后面还可跟形容词、副词、动词、不定式、介词短语和从句，这时他相当于连词，但也有不少人认为他们是介词。但是，对中学生来说，重要的不是他的词性，而是他的用法。请看下面的例句：

Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older.