Is it the clutch?

Not bad. That's how it is. With some practice, you can shift every step between between all forward gears without the clutch while driving.
 
1999, 2.5L 4Cyl.
I am able to move the gear shift through the first 4 gears while the engine is off with no clutch.
This is bad, right?

No, as they stated, with the engine off, you can absolutely put it on any gear, move it back and forth etc. the clutch is needed because the engine is running, no engine then no need for clutch.

You don’t have a problem, that’s as expected.
 
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