YOU SAID:
the dog licked the oil and everyone laughed
INTO JAPANESE
犬が油をなめ、みんなが笑った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog licked the oil and everyone laughed
INTO JAPANESE
犬は油をなめ、みんなが笑った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog licked the oil and everyone laughed
That didn't even make that much sense in English.