Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The characterization of philosophy as a discipline dealing with facts seems to suggest that the philosopher need not bother with what is, has been, or likely to be the case.

The characterization of philosophy as a discipline dealing with facts seems to suggest that the philosopher need not bother with what is, has been, or likely to be the case.

The characterization of philosophy as a discipline dealing with facts seems to suggest that the philosopher need not bother with what is, has been, or is likely to be the case.

The characterization of philosophy as a discipline dealing with facts seems to suggest that the philosopher need not bother with what is, was, or likely to be the case.

The characterization of philosophy as a discipline dealing with facts seems to suggest that the philosopher need not bother with what is, was, or is likely to be the case.

The characterization of philosophy as a discipline dealing with facts seems to suggest that the philosopher need not bother with what is, what has been, or what is likely to be the case.