YOU SAID:
He ate his soup half asleep
INTO JAPANESE
彼はスープを半分寝て食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he slept and ate half of the soup
INTO JAPANESE
彼は寝てスープの半分を食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he slept and ate half the soup
INTO JAPANESE
彼は寝てスープの半分を食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he slept and ate half the soup
You've done this before, haven't you.