"of them"

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indian123

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Hi all,
Is the expression of "of them" in the following sentence grammatically correct?
"She adopted three children, of them two are orphan."

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Hi all,
Is the expression of "of them" in the following sentence grammatically correct?
"She adopted three children, of them two are orphan."

Thanks a lot

"Of them" can be used, but the word order is incorrect.

She adopted three children. Two of them are orphans.
She adopted three children - two of them are orphans.

OR

She adopted three children, of whom two are orphans.
 
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