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[sleeper]

Hi, there.

Look at the following sentences.

#1. On the morning of my forty-fifth birthday, my husband John informed me that I was about to take to a mystery destination.
#2. When Thomas arrived at the hotel, his feet were swollen beyond belief, because he was climbing up the mountain in such a bad weather.

There are some grammatical mistakes in these sentences.

In my opinion, #1 should be 'get [come] to a mystery destination,' and #2 should be 'he had been climbing up the mountain.'
What do you think?

I'm looking forward to your replies.

Thanks.

[Anuradha Chepur]

Your opinion is correct.

[lotus]

Hi sleeper,

Other suggested alternatives:

1) On the morning of my forty-fifth birthday, my husband John informed me that I was about to be taken to a mystery destination.

2) When Thomas arrived at the hotel, his feet were swollen beyond belief, because he had been climbing up the mountain in bad weather.


--lotus

[redset]

Take can also mean go in some contexts - entry 92 here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=take

I always thought it was fairly informal though, as in 'come on, let's take'.