Does this sentence use both an indirect object pronoun and a direct object pronoun correctly?

Question

Mi hermano lo escoge pedir el jugo de naranja al restaurante porque a él le da asco el leche.

Answer 1

Mi hermano lo escoge pedir el jugo de naranja al restaurante porque a él le da asco el leche. .

Okay, I think that the way you wrote is correct, but I'm just not sure how to use both an indirect object pronoun and direct object pronoun in it and have it still be correct grammar-wise.

Let's assume that from previous context you would know what the "it" would refer to and remove the first direct object and replace it with a pronoun.

Mi hermano lo escoge pedir el jugo de naranja al restaurante porque a él le da asco el leche.

My brother chooses to order it at the restaurant because milk disgusts him.

Also correct: Mi hemano ecoge pedirlo...

It's hard to imagine how you would get know asco for "it" in the 2nd part of the sentence, but grammatically you could still replace the d.o. (asco) with a pronoun

...porque a él se lo da asco el leche. [because milk gives it to him]

You original sentence looked like someone was trying to include a "redundant" direct object pronoun [using lo and el jugo de naranja together]. That can happen if the d.o. appears before the verb.

El jugo de naranja lo pide siempre mi hermano en el restaurante.

My brother always orders orange juice at the restaurant.

Here we have a "redundant" d.o.p. (lo) and a d.o. (el jugo de naranja) since the d.o. appears before the verb.

Answer 2

Mi hermano escoge pedir el jugo de naranja en el restaurante porque a él le da asco la leche.

Now, try to get some help from the grammar boys and girls because my grammar is too rusty and I don't want to make you more confused. Above, proper way to phrase it, that's for sure.

I'll watch the question to "un-rusty" my grammar. getting old here, mate

Okay, I think that the way you wrote is correct, but I'm just not sure how to use both an indirect object pronoun and direct object pronoun in it and have it still be correct grammar-wise. - cordanth, Jan 29, 2012

yes, the way I wrote it is correct. I am native.Not sure if in the website there are grammar tools to help you sort out your doubts. Ask Heidita. She is around always.She will tell you. - pepitogrillo, Jan 29, 2012

alright. thank you! - cordanth, Jan 29, 2012

Answer 3

After pepitogrillo's correction, the sentence already has the correct indirect pronoun "le" in the sentence: Mi hermano escoge pedir el jugo de naranja en el restaurante porque a él le da asco la leche.

If you have to squeeze in a direct pronoun, this may work: Mi hermano escoge pedir el jugo de naranja en el restaurante. Lo hace porque a él le da asco la leche.