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To do one thing instead of a second thing means that you do the first thing RATHER THAN the second thing. Instead of is followed by a noun or the "-ing" form of a verb.
When it is clear what the second thing is, we can simply say that a person does the first thing instead.
instead of は、～の代わりにという意味です。instead of の次には、名詞か動詞の -ing 形がきます。
状況がはっきりしているときには、of 以下は省略して、単に instead と言うことができます。
| 1. | Why don't you wear your red dress instead of that ugly gray one? | | | | | 2. | You should walk or take your bicycle once in a while instead of driving everywhere. | | | | | 3. | (in a restaurant) | | a: | A piece of pumpkin pie, please. | | b: | I'm sorry, we're out of pumpkin. Would you like apple or cherry instead? | | | | | 4. | Miss Thompson is sick today, so Mr. Williams will be teaching the class instead. |
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