take place发生,是不及物动词词组,规定不能用被动语态.
跟它类似的还有:一般表示发生的词或词组,例如:happen,bring about等等
eg: What happened? 怎么了?发生什么事了?
A great change has taken place in China in recent years. 近年来,中国发生了翻天覆地的变化.