(1)后面跟名词、代词、动名词
Instead of a scolding,I was rewarded with a pat on the back for having the good sense to buy fruit instead of candy.(名词).
To everyone’s disappointment,his secretary came to the meeting instead of the minister himself.(代词).
Instead of sitting there,you could help me clean the kitchen.(动名词).
(2)跟介词短语
I’d like to go there by train instead of by air.
We found him in the library instead of in his study as we often do.