115. Well and good 

• Incorrect: He speaks English good. 

• Correct: He speaks English well. 

• Incorrect: She speaks well English. 

• Correct: She speaks good English. Well is an adverb. Good is an adjective. Adverbs are used to modify verbs.

 Adjectives are used to modify nouns. 

In the sentence ‘He speaks English well’, the adverb well modifies the verb speaks. 

Similarly, in the sentence ‘She speaks good English’, the adjective good modifies the noun English.

 • Incorrect: She speaks well English. 

• Correct: She speaks English well. Adverbs cannot usually go between the verb and the object.