Control, as the term is generally understood in syntax, concerns the interpretation of non-finite clauses such as infinitivals or gerunds. This essay will not review control theories here, since it predominantly addresses control phenomena. Examples will be mainly taken from English and to some extent Swedish. The latter language is included due to the availability of a comprehensive corpus study of control phenomena in Swedish (Lyngfelt 2002), including some patterns that are often disregarded in the control literature. The essay explores complement, adjunct, arbitrary and less discussed control patterns.