How do you differentiate functions of nouns from one another?

You must know the structure of a sentence and the parts of speech in a sentence to differentiate the functions of the nouns.

A noun functions as:

• The subject of a sentence (Mother made cookies for the kids.)
• The subject of a clause (The cookies that mother made are for the kids.)
• The direct object of a verb (Mother made cookies for the kids.)
• The indirect object of a verb (Mother made the kids some cookies.)
• The object of a preposition (Mother made cookies for the kids.)