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LEARN THIS! Prepositions of place: on, in and by
a We use in with large areas, e.g. countries and continents,
and three-dimensional spaces:
in South America in Peru in the jungle / desert
in the air in a plane
b We use on with a surface or a line:
on a lake on the ground on the coast
on the edge of the cliff
c We use by to mean 'very near to':
by the sea by a lake by the river

In the middle of the 15th century a very important event(took) place in Europe: the situation in the written literature(was changed) radically,the printing press(was created).The name of a man who( invented) it was Johannes Gutenberg.He( lived) in Germany, in Mainz.Gutenberg( built) and(operated) the first ever printing press with movable metal letters.Simple printing methods(had been existing) for centuries,of course, but they(were done)by hand and( needed) much time.The new press(had) the individual letters(to be moved) quickly by the typist and different new pages(were created).Due to that, books(were printed) cheaper and more quickly than ever before.More and more printing presses(were being built) across Europe.As a result,more people( learned) to read.Thanks to Gutenberg's discovery written fiction(was brought) to ordinary men and women.

In the middle of the 15th century a very important event(took) place in Europe: the situation in the written literature(was changed) radically,the printing press(was created).The name of a man who( invented) it was Johannes Gutenberg.He( lived) in Germany, in Mainz.Gutenberg( built) and(operated) the first ever printing press with movable metal letters.Simple printing methods(had been existing) for centuries,of course, but they(were done)by hand and( needed) much time.The new press(had) the individual letters(to be moved) quickly by the typist and different new pages(were created).Due to that, books(were printed) cheaper and more quickly than ever before.More and more printing presses(were being built) across Europe.As a result,more people( learned) to read.Thanks to Gutenberg's discovery written fiction(was brought) to ordinary men and women.