Plentiful is most commonly followed by in or of. Other prepositions such as on, at, and for usually belong to the wider sentence rather than directly to plentiful.
Use plentiful in for places or situations rich in something, and plentiful of before a noun phrase in more formal style. Plentiful on, at, and for are usually not standard complements after plentiful.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use plentiful in to describe abundance within a place, area, or situation.
Plentiful of is less common but acceptable in formal or literary style.
For usually introduces a purpose or beneficiary rather than directly completing plentiful.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
On usually gives location information, not a complement after plentiful.
✕ The country is plentiful on oil. ✓ The country is plentiful in oil.Plentiful of is mainly formal or literary. In everyday English, plentiful in is more common.
✓ The area is plentiful in natural resources.At normally marks a place, not the thing that is abundant.
✕ The lake is plentiful at fish. ✓ The lake is plentiful in fish.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is the standard way to describe something rich in resources, qualities, or materials.
Yes, especially in formal or literary English, although it is less common than plentiful in.
Not always. On can describe location, as in “plentiful on the island,” but it is not a fixed complement after plentiful.
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