Common Mistakes : instead

adverb

.BAD: Instead of to go to a disco, we went to the cinema
.GOOD: Instead of going to a disco, we went to the cinema

.BAD: You should go out more instead to stay at home all the time
.GOOD: You should go out more instead of staying at home all the time

: instead of (doing ) sth
.Instead of waiting for a bus, we decided that it would be quicker to walk

.BAD: We had planned to go to the museum but we went to the park instead of it
.GOOD: We had planned to go to the museum but we went to the park instead

: Instead means instead of it/that
.Wendy said she was too tired to play badminton and so we went to the cinema instead