Instead or instead of?

[cartera]

Hi

what is the difference between instead and instead of?

[skywalker7861]

Can you post some example SC question?

[upal201]

Here is my two cents

Instead - (Adverb) - alternative, substitute
Ex- We ordered tea but we were served coffee instead
Instead of – (Prepositional phrase) – in lieu of
Ex- We were served coffee instead of tea
My observation
Instead requires the structure of compound sentence
Instead of requires the structure of simple sentence

thanks
upal

[cartera]

Here is my two cents

Instead - (Adverb) - alternative, substitute
Ex- We ordered tea but we were served coffee instead
Instead of – (Prepositional phrase) – in lieu of
Ex- We were served coffee instead of tea
My observation
Instead requires the structure of compound sentence
Instead of requires the structure of simple sentence

thanks
upal

Hi

thanks but aint still not very clear, could you put more samples and easier samples? I dont see any difference between We were served coffee instead of tea and We ordered tea but we were served coffee