We can say something like this, using a passive verb at the end of a sentence:

> 英語は世界中で話されている

But when we put verb before a noun to modify it, which of the following could
you use, or would be correct?

> 子供に与えられる玩具

or

> 子供に与える玩具
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Can a passive verb modify a noun?
You can safely put a passive verb before a noun to form a relative clause.
世界中で話されている英語 means "English which is spoken all over the world".

But please note that 子供に与えられる玩具 is ambiguous; technically it means both "the
toy given **by** the child" and "the toy given **to** the child" depending on
the context (although in this case the latter is more likely for obvious
reasons). See: [The meaning of
”あれは魔術師に与えられた祝福”](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/76392/5010) and [this
answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/38744/5010). On the other hand,
子供に与える玩具 only means "the toy someone gives to a child".

Ambiguous relative clause happens with non-passive relative clauses, too. See:
[Ambiguity when describing with verbs, e.g.
酒を飲ませる人](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/79905/5010) and [ambiguous-
relative-clauses](/questions/tagged/ambiguous-relative-clauses "show questions
tagged 'ambiguous-relative-clauses'").
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