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Let’s solve this step by step.

The task is a grammar game called “Grammar Sentence Race” focused on tag questions in the present tense. The goal is to turn each tag question (like “do you?”) into a full, correct sentence that ends with that tag.

Tag questions are short questions added to the end of a statement to check if something is true or to get agreement. For example:
“You like pizza, don’t you?” → Here, “don’t you?” is the tag.

In this activity, students pick a card with just the tag (e.g., “do you?”), and they must write a full sentence that correctly matches it — including the right subject, verb, and negative/positive form so the tag makes sense.

Let’s go through each tag one by one and build a correct sentence for it:

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1. “do you?”
→ This tag goes with a positive statement using “you” + base verb.
Example: *You play soccer, do you?*
But wait — actually, tag questions usually follow this rule:
- If the main sentence is positive, the tag is negative.
- If the main sentence is negative, the tag is positive.

So “do you?” as a tag means the main sentence should be NEGATIVE.
Correct structure: [Negative statement], do you?
Wait — no! Let’s double-check.

Actually, standard tag question rules:
- Positive statement → negative tag
- Negative statement → positive tag

So if the tag is “do you?”, that’s a POSITIVE tag → so the statement must be NEGATIVE.

Example: *You don’t like coffee, do you?*

✔ So for “do you?” → “You don’t like coffee, do you?”

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2. “are you?”
Positive tag → needs negative statement.
Subject: you → verb: are
Negative statement: You aren’t...
Example: *You aren’t tired, are you?*

✔ “You aren’t tired, are you?”

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3. “does she?”
Positive tag → negative statement.
Subject: she → verb: does (for third person singular)
Negative: She doesn’t...
Example: *She doesn’t live here, does she?*

✔ “She doesn’t live here, does she?”

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4. “is he?”
Positive tag → negative statement.
Subject: he → verb: is
Negative: He isn’t...
Example: *He isn’t coming, is he?*

✔ “He isn’t coming, is he?”

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5. “do they?”
Positive tag → negative statement.
Subject: they → verb: do
Negative: They don’t...
Example: *They don’t know the answer, do they?*

✔ “They don’t know the answer, do they?”

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6. “are they?”
Positive tag → negative statement.
Subject: they → verb: are
Negative: They aren’t...
Example: *They aren’t ready, are they?*

✔ “They aren’t ready, are they?”

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7. “don’t we?”
This is a NEGATIVE tag → so the statement must be POSITIVE.
Subject: we → verb: do
Positive: We do...
Example: *We do need help, don’t we?*

✔ “We do need help, don’t we?”

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8. “aren’t we?”
Negative tag → positive statement.
Subject: we → verb: are
Positive: We are...
Example: *We are late, aren’t we?*

✔ “We are late, aren’t we?”

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9. “doesn’t it?”
Negative tag → positive statement.
Subject: it → verb: does
Positive: It does...
Example: *It does rain a lot here, doesn’t it?*

✔ “It does rain a lot here, doesn’t it?”

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10. “isn’t it?”
Negative tag → positive statement.
Subject: it → verb: is
Positive: It is...
Example: *It is cold today, isn’t it?*

✔ “It is cold today, isn’t it?”

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Now let’s list all 10 answers clearly:

Final Answer:
1. You don’t like coffee, do you?
2. You aren’t tired, are you?
3. She doesn’t live here, does she?
4. He isn’t coming, is he?
5. They don’t know the answer, do they?
6. They aren’t ready, are they?
7. We do need help, don’t we?
8. We are late, aren’t we?
9. It does rain a lot here, doesn’t it?
10. It is cold today, isn’t it?