YOU SAID:
her dad put the dog on top of the table.
INTO JAPANESE
猫はテーブルの上に座っている。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat is sitting on top of the table.
INTO JAPANESE
猫はテーブルの上に座っている。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat is sitting on top of the table.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.