Especially in plains and plateaus, where 90% of the population is located.

[MeyaN]

Especially in plains and plateaus, where 90% of the population is located.

In the above sentence, 90% could refer to plateaus alone, or plains and plateaus combined.
How do I remove the ambiguity?
Also please tell me how to structure the sentence to make it clear that in cases: a) I'm referring to both plains and plateaus.
b) I'm referring only to plateaus.

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

Re: Which one is this referring to?

Please post the complete sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

MeyaN, I have changed your thread title. Titles should include some/all of the words or phrases your query relates to.

 

[MeyaN]

Re: Which one is this referring to?

Such ideas are practised, especially in plains and plateaus, where 90% of the population is located.

By the way, is the full sentence needed? Does it change how the later part of the sentence is interpreted?

 

[MeyaN]

Thank you. I'm wondering which title did I keep before. I'm unable to recall. Could you tell me that, please.

 

[Rover_KE]

Such ideas are practised, especially in plains and plateaus, where 90% of the population is located.

Right. Now tell us please where you read this sentence.

By the way, is the full sentence needed? We always want full sentences.

Does it change how the later part of the sentence is interpreted? It does — in 90% of cases.

Thank you. I'm wondering which title [STRIKE]did I keep[/STRIKE] I used before. I'm unable to recall. Could you tell me that, please.

See the title of posts #2 and 4.

 

[MeyaN]

Thank you for the correction.

That is a doubt as to how to structure sentences in different cases as described to convey what I mean without any ambiguity.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the OP has taken no notice of the following:

Now tell us please where you read this sentence.

 

[MeyaN]

I did Matthew.

I didn't read it anywhere. That is a doubt as to how to structure sentences in different cases as described to convey what I mean without any ambiguity.

Thankyou.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I didn't read it anywhere.

Did you write it yourself?

 

[Barb_D]

I think if you add an just the word "in" it will help: ... especially in the plains, and in the plateaus, where 90%...

But you can remove ambiguity completely by changing the order: ... especially in plateaus, where 90% of the population is located, [as well as] [and] in the plains.

You can pick either "as well as" or "and." Some would omit the comma after "located" but I think it adds to the sense of a pause.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'... especially in plains and plateaus, and 90% of the population is located in the latter.'

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd probably use "on" with "plains" and "plateaus".