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Taking place? #1 (permalink) Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:23 am   Taking place?
 

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #96 "Letter of Complaint (3)", question 5

Another visit took ......... in late April but the engineer, although he had got the right part with him, was unable to make the washing machine work.

(a) position
(b) spot
(c) time
(d) place

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #96 "Letter of Complaint (3)", answer 5

Another visit took place in late April but the engineer, although he had got the right part with him, was unable to make the washing machine work.

Correct answer: (d) place

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Another visit took time in late April but the engineer, although he had got the right part with him, was unable to make the washing machine work.
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Taking place? #2 (permalink) Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:09 am   Taking place?
 

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The idiom required is 'take place', which means 'occur, happen'. 'Take time', which means 'consume a considerable amount of time' does not make much sense in this sentence.
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