Question

how many houses was/were broken by the storm last night

Is this text written by/ with a ballpoint pen​

Answer 1

1. Were. 2) by. Здесь это Passive Voice.

Answer 2

Ответ:

How many houses were broken by the storm last night.

Is this text written with a ballpoint pen​

Объяснение:

houses - мн.число, поэтому выбираем were

written with a pen - написанный ручкой

written by smb - написанный кем-то (Достоевским, например)