Verbs of Being

[Beti Schwartz]

I am not a teacher. Question: I think I am correct: Verbs of being do not take direct or indirect objects. What is the technical name for verbs of being, and for the descriptive word that follows? Thank you

[colloquium]

I am not a teacher. Question: I think I am correct: Verbs of being do not take direct or indirect objects. What is the technical name for verbs of being, and for the descriptive word that follows? Thank you

A common term for a verb of "being" is a linking verb. Complement verb is also popular, and copula is the traditional name for such a verb.

The object of such a sentence is called the complement: normally realized in the form of a noun or an adjective (however not limited to such words).

He is a policeman.

She is cold.

This page is helpful:

http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/vanassch.htm