phrase vs modifier

phrase and modifier both are nouns.

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

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

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