take the place of和 instead of分别是是什么意思,它们之间有什么区别?请各举一个例句!

take the place of是动词短语,表示：取代……的位置,如：
He took the place of mine as the manager.
Now computers have taken the place of many old things.
instead of是介词短语,表示“而不是……”,如：
Instead of staying at home,he went out to play football.
He went to the lecture instead of me.