modifier vs phrase

modifier and phrase both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modifier	Yes	No	No	No
phrase	Yes	No	Yes	No

modifier (noun)	phrase (noun)
a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene	dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb	an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
a person who changes something	a short musical passage
a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

modifier (verb)	phrase (verb)
	put into words or an expression
	divide, combine, or mark into phrases