Lesson Twenty-Three
instead
"Instead" is similar to "or." It describes a substitution or an alternative situation. "Instead" is often followed by the preposition "of."
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examples
Candy tastes good, but it isn’t good for you to eat too much.
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Instead, consider eating fruit if you want something that’s sweet.
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Newspapers aren’t as popular as they used to be.
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Instead, many people are going online for their news.
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Instead of entering a career as a stockbroker, he decided to become a professional skateboarder.
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He should have gone to sleep. He stayed awake all night instead.
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Ron was supposed to leave at 5:00; instead, he has to stay in the office and finish some paperwork.
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Next: Lesson Twenty-Four
meanwhile
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