The phrase 'takes on various forms' is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe something that can take different shapes, sizes, styles, or other forms. For example, "Art can take on various forms, both traditional art forms such as painting and sculpture and newer types such as digital media."
A further difficulty in comparing the published results of different groups is that the documentation of the changes during pregnancy takes on various forms.
Hot baths, saunas, steam rooms, hot springs – spa culture takes on various forms throughout the world, and learning to relax like a local is a top attraction in many destinations.
The quest for freedom takes on various forms and many voices in countries around the world.
When a virus undergoes its so-called life cycle, it takes on various forms and manifestations, for instance, as a replicating nucleic acid in the host cell or vector.
Democracy has historically taken on various forms in Athens, degenerating from an aboriginal democracy of non-meddling farmers (VI.4), through various intermediate forms to a democracy (seemingly that of contemporary fourth-century Athens) in which men rule, not laws.
A Options to renew residential and commercial leases take on various forms, said Lucas A. Ferrara, a Manhattan real estate lawyer.
Jack never complains, however, because Jack is a piece of software, a virtual reality representation of a person who can take on various forms -- like a bulky man or a pregnant woman -- then operate within various environments and sometimes in concert with other virtual humans.
What's worse, they took on various forms.
Although nutritional supplementation can take on various forms, here the functional profile of Xiphinematobacter most closely matched that from bacterial mutualists in phloem-feeding insects (e.g., Buchnera) (Hansen and Moran 2014).
Communication across the laboratory ward interface can take on various forms, either as synchronous exchange (e.g., at the same time using a telephone) or asynchronous exchange (e.g., message or note).
FDACMA exists online and takes on various physical forms depending on Divas' travel plans.
