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AdvantageEnglish · Thu 17-Jan-08, 02:38 PM

The only "grammatical explanation" would be that the term "TAKE" in this instance is an idiomatic expression much the same as "take care" or "take time" or perhaps more closely, "take a break" or "take a chance"... unfortunately, there's no easy rule or reason except to say that it's an idiom.

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AdvantageEnglish ESL Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Nationality: Australian Occupation: English Teacher / Director Location: Posts: 28	Re: Question re: common grammatical mistake The only "grammatical explanation" would be that the term "TAKE" in this instance is an idiomatic expression much the same as "take care" or "take time" or perhaps more closely, "take a break" or "take a chance"... unfortunately, there's no easy rule or reason except to say that it's an idiom. __________________ AdvantageEnglish M.Teach (TESOL/JAPANESE) B.A (Asian Studies / Japanese) ======================================== Get my free, 30-page Ebook Idioms and Expressions Click link above; Click EnglishWeekly on left and Get Ebook Now on right.