backfire vs take place

backfire is a noun but take place is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backfire	Yes	No	Yes	No
take place	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take place is a hypernym of backfire; that is, take place is a word with a broader meaning than backfire:

Other hypernyms of backfire include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off.

backfire (noun)	take place (noun)
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

backfire (verb)	take place (verb)
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire	come to pass
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect