Correct only FIVE of the given sentences: "Chewing slowly, the pepperoni pizza tasted delicious"; "Kicking and screaming, the exasperated father dragged his toddler…"; "A young girl in the corner, holding a red balloon"; "Whom do you like more?"; "He ordered a meal from the restaurant that was high in protein"; the mushrooms run-on; "Shirley and me prepared"; "I managed finishing the painting".

Corrected sentences

1. Chewing slowly, I found the pepperoni pizza delicious. (Dangling modifier: the pizza was not chewing. The opening phrase must be followed by the person doing the action.)

2. The exasperated father dragged his kicking and screaming toddler out of the grocery store. (Misplaced modifier: as printed, the father is kicking and screaming.)

3. A young girl was sitting in the corner, holding a red balloon. (Fragment: the sentence has no main verb.)

4. Whom do you like more? (Already correct: "whom" is the object of "like", and "more" is right when two people are compared. Since only five corrections are required, leave this one out.)

5. He ordered a high-protein meal from the restaurant. (Misplaced modifier: as printed, "that was high in protein" seems to describe the restaurant.)

6. My favorite pizza topping is mushrooms; they are really tasty. I also like pizza with olives. (Run-on sentence: three independent clauses need a semicolon, full stop or conjunction between them.)

7. The group asked to hear the report that Shirley and I prepared. ("Shirley and I" is the subject of "prepared", so the subject pronoun is needed.)

8. I managed to finish the painting. ("Manage" takes a to-infinitive, not a gerund.)

Tip

To test a modifier, ask "who is doing this?" The answer must be the first noun after the comma. To test "me" or "I" in a pair, remove the other person: "the report that I prepared".