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1. Not A, but B, B in place of A
2. Instead of A, B; In exchange for A, B
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Meaning
Not A, but B, B in place of A
This shows replacement where B is doing something in place of A (where A is normal).
JLPT: N2 | 'Comparison, Exchange':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related: none

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Construction
NounA+に+代わって~NounB
NounA+に+代わり

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「入院したお母さんに代って僕は夕食を作ります。」
I'll make dinner instead of Mom, who's in the hospital.
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「ジムは、ベティーにかわって手紙を書いた。」
Jim wrote the letter instead of Betty.
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Meaning
Instead of A, B; In exchange for A, B
Shows compensation or balance in the exchange between A and B.
JLPT: N2 | 'Comparison, Exchange':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related: none

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Construction
NounA+の+代わり+に+ReplacementB
Verb: CasualA+代わり+に+ReplacementB

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「天気がよいのでバスの代わりに歩いて学校に行く」
Because the weather is good I'll walk to school instead of going by bus.
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「昨日風邪を牽いたので仕事をする代わりに一人でテレビゲームをやりました。」
Since I caught a cold yesterday, I played video games by myself instead of doing work.
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「御金は健康の代わりにはならない。」
You cannot substitute money for health.
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「いすの代わりにこの木箱を使って下さい。」
Please use this wooden box in place of a chair.
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「その缶は灰皿の代わりになる。」
The can will do as an ashtray.
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ケーキの代わりにアイスを食べた。
Instead of cake, I had ice cream.
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In the second model sentence, I think the kanji for ひいた　should be 引いた　rather than 牽いた (which means "to run over"or "pull (a vehicle)")
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Fixed, thanks!
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宮本勝利
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I'm still seeing the 牽 character as well.
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It's really fixed this time :P. Also, you can use the 'Is the Japanese/English correct' link to make your own edits (which'll get sent to me) without having to write a message down here :)
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fareastfurfaro Grammar mod.
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I saw you mention the "Is the Japanese/English correct?" link in another grammar point but I still don't see it. I've looked like 3 different times. Am I that blind?
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宮本勝利
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Ditto, fareast. I don't see any 'Is the Japanese/English correct' link :/
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How embarassing! I thought those links were appearing for everyone, but they were only showing up for me :(. No wonder they weren't getting used. Well, at least I found it now.
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I really think that these 2 patterns are one and the same; just 'instead of'
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I tried to adjust the definitions a bit, so let me know if they help.

にかわって shows a replacement of a normal something with something else - where the thing being replaced is what's normally used/present. It cannot be used for something that's changed on the fly. You can use it to say if someone is replacing someone else who is ill/unavailable, or showing change over time (from tapes to CDs, gas-based cars to hybrids), etc.

のかわりに/かわりに shows a balance between the thing replaced and the thing being replaced. In exchange for one, the other is used. This goes well with nouns. It's even clearer with verbs: you say that since you're not doing something, you do something else instead. (Since I'm not going to class, I'll study extra by myself).
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mireille
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2e meaning -> Plain form verb + 代わりに (Unicom - Bun no Rule)
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Thanks!
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