It was not until the 19th century that the newspaperbecame the dominant pre-electronic medium,following in the wake of the pamphlet and the bookand in the company of the periodical.
譯文:
直到19世紀,報紙才成為電子時代之前的主流媒體。報紙出現在小冊子和圖書之后,和期刊同時出現。
點睛:
句中包含it is…that.…的強調句式,被強調的是notuntil the 19th century這一時間狀語,that之后的部分保持正常陳述語序。現在分詞短語following...作句子的伴隨狀語,其中in the wake of意為“緊跟,效仿”,in the company of意為“伴隨,陪伴”。