YOU SAID:
throw away the ball so the dog may catch it
INTO JAPANESE
犬がそれを捕まえるためにボールを捨てる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog throws away the ball to catch it.
INTO JAPANESE
犬はそれをキャッチするためにボールを捨てる。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog throws away the ball to catch it.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.