instead of是介詞短語,作狀語,其后常跟名詞、代詞搭配.
take the place of是動詞短語,作謂語,
如：
Mr.Li will go to the meeting instead of me.
=Mr.Li will take my place to the meeting.
李先生要代替我去參加會議.
Now farmers use tractors to do farm work instead of horses.
Now farmers use tractors to take the place of horses.現(xiàn)在農(nóng)民使用拖拉機代替馬干農(nóng)活兒.