Use of て form in a relative clause


> 彼女は風邪を引いて当然というような薄い服を着ていた

From what I understand, this can approximately be translated as:

> She was wearing clothes so thin that you could say: She will definitely
> catch a cold.

The thing I'm having trouble with is this part in the relative clause:

> 風邪を引いて当然

First, why is 当然 at the end here? Since I don't think it is modified by what
comes before, is this order used to avoid 当然、風邪を引いて which may create a
confusion with "She was of course wearing blabla..."? And secondly, why this て
form? Is it just an unfinished sentence implying something else, or is it to
avoid 風邪を引く当然 were 風邪を引く would act as a relative clause for 当然?




I think what you might be missing is that
[~て当然だ](https://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-
jlpt-n2-grammar-%E3%81%A6%E3%81%A8%E3%81%86%E3%81%9C%E3%82%93%E3%81%A0-te-
touzen-da/) is a grammatical construct on its own.

The main point of the sentence is this:

> 彼女は薄い服を着ていた The girl was wearing thin clothes.

The construct "風邪を引いて当然というような薄い服" further describes the clothes she is
wearing: Clothes so thin as if to indicate it would be natural to catch a
cold. (Translation is a bit rough around the edges, but it is hard to express
adequately in English)




I think what you might be missing is that
[~て当然だ](https://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-
jlpt-n2-grammar-%E3%81%A6%E3%81%A8%E3%81%86%E3%81%9C%E3%82%93%E3%81%A0-te-
touzen-da/) is a grammatical construct on its own.

The main point of the sentence is this:

> 彼女は薄い服を着ていた The girl was wearing thin clothes.

The construct "風邪を引いて当然というような薄い服" further describes the clothes she is
wearing: Clothes so thin as if to indicate it would be natural to catch a
cold. (Translation is a bit rough around the edges, but it is hard to express
adequately in English)

