go off vs take place

go off and take place both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go off	No	No	Yes	No
take place	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

go off (verb)	take place (verb)
be discharged or activated	come to pass
happen in a particular manner
burst inward
go off or discharge
stop running, functioning, or operating
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along