More on "Well" and "Good"

The adverb is the workhorse of all the parts of speech, except perhaps the verb itself, without which no sentence is possible. Pointing out the several varieties of adverbs with examples of each will help to explain their special duties.: adverb of direction: above, back, forward, backward; adverb of manner (which includes some the troublesome "well" which may also be used as an adjective): rapidly, justly, beautifully, arm in arm, hand in hand, however, well; adverb of negation: no, not, never, neither, nor; adverb of number: secondly, thirdly, fifteenth, etc.; adverb of place or location: about, anywhere, here, there, whereabouts, upon, in back, in front, here and there; and adverb of time: immediately, instantly, lately, since, yesterday, often, once... (Harper's English Grammar... John B. Opdycke).

Back to "Well": John David Booty played well. Adverb. Rudy Carpenter was not a well person after his game opposing USC. Adjective.

Rudy Carpenter was hit good during the game by SC's defensive linemen. Wrong! Carpenter was hit well. An adverb of manner does the job in this case: "How was Carpenter affected by USC's defensive line? He was hit well. The adverb "well" modifies the verb "hit."

What about the following expression: "That is well and good." Both words serve as adjectives, predicate adjectives.

If you understand all this, then we may say, "It is good (adjective) that it ends well (adverb) for you."