Subject control verb

Definition
If the subject of a verb controls the reference of the PRO subject of its infinitival complement, the verb is called a subject control verb.

Example
promise in (i)a is a subject control verb (PRO must be coreferential with John), but the verb order in (i)b and force in (i)c are not (they are object control verbs).

(i) a Johnipromised mej [PROi/*jto go away] b Johniordered mej [PRO*i/jto go away] c Johniforced mej [PRO*i/jto go away]

Links

 * Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics