[Grammar] I have a pen. ( Is "a pen" object of the verb "have"?)

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This is not my homework.

I have a pen.

Is it right to say "a pen" the object of the verb "have"?
If it is not the object then what is it? Verb complement?
Is there any easy to remember rule/criteria to say a thing the object of the verb?
 
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Thanks, would you please help me to form the passive voice of the given sentence if the passive voice is possible?
 
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Also, what about this sentence?- I am a student.

In this sentence, "am" is main verb. Is "a student" of its object or verb complement?
If this is not the object, why there is a difference in two sentences, both of them uses helping verbs as main verbs. Is there something to do with causative verbs or some other such term?
 

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Also, what about this sentence?- I am a student.


In this sentence, "am" is main verb. Is "a student" of its object or verb complement?
"Am" is a linking verb, the main verb. "Student" is the subject complement.
 

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Thanks, would you please help me to form the passive voice of the given sentence if the passive voice is possible?

There is no natural way to express the idea I have a pen in the passive voice.
 
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