"qualify as"
I am wondering if both of the sentences below are correct.

"The real question is not the technical issue of wheather the downturn will qualify as as recession, but how long it will last."

Thanks;
"The real question is not the technical issue of whether the downturn will be qualified as a recession, but how long it will last."

Question

"qualify as"
I am wondering if both of the sentences below are correct.

"The real question is not the technical issue of wheather the downturn will qualify as as recession, but how long it will last."

Thanks;
"The real question is not the technical issue of whether the downturn will be qualified as a recession, but how long it will last."

Answer

#1 is correct.
#2 is incorrect

You can't interchange passive and active.

Answer

I agree with "dis" but add a spelling correction 'whether" instead of "wheather "

Answer

first one is written with an active voice.
second one is written with a passive voice.

Personally, I think that technically they are both correct. But it is generally better english to use the active voice.

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