Difference between plenty of and abundant

[Eves]

Test No. incompl/advan-25 "Interviews and Jobs", question 7

I think that you've chosen a very good area of work to seek employment in because I've heard that jobs are ......... there.

(a) many
(b) abundant
(c) frequent
(d) plenty

Test No. incompl/advan-25 "Interviews and Jobs", answer 7

I think that you've chosen a very good area of work to seek employment in because I've heard that jobs are abundant there.

Correct answer: (b) abundant

Your answer was: incorrect
I think that you've chosen a very good area of work to seek employment in because I've heard that jobs are plenty there.
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Why not plenty?
Doesn't plenty mean quite a lot? In my opinion, either "I've heard that jobs are quite a lot there" or "I've heard that jobs are plenty there" makes sense.

Eves

[Mister Micawber]

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As an adjective, plenty cannot stand in the predicate position, but is used with the preposition of as an attributive modifier:

I've heard that plenty of jobs are there.
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[Lost_Soul]

[Mister Micawber]

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The first is simply an error, either typographical or by the writer; it should read: The gopher is very plentiful on the west side of Mississippi.

As for the second-- One pixel is plenty for pictures-- 'plenty' here seems to me to be a pronoun (for 'plenty of pixels'), but I may be wrong. Maybe another member will express an opinion.
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[Sevich]

dear sir,
what does "woodchuck" mean? :D
is it an animal?

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes; also called a GROUNDHOG.
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[Kati Svaby]

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Hello,

Can "plenty" be an adjective?

I knew it can be:

1.pronoun:means a large amount; as many or as much you need

plenty(of)
plenty of eggs/ plenty of money/ plenty of time
"Do we need more milk? "No, there is plenty in the fridge.

2.adverb
a.) plenty more = a lot
There is plenty more paper if you need it.

b.) plenty long/plenty big enough to do sth= more than long/ more than big etc
enough( to do sth)
-The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.

Idiom: There are plenty more fish in the sea.= There are many other people or things that are as good as the one sb has failed to get.

3.noun= a situation in which there is a large supply food, money etc.
-We have food and drink in plenty

4.determiner(used before a noun)
plenty =a lot of
There is plenty room for all of you.

If it is adjective: plentiful or plenteous(lit) syn: abundant
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