which would have happened anyway

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which would have happened anyway

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a. What happened after I said what I thought to the manager? I was fired from my job, which would have happened anyway, even if I hadn't spoken my mind.

Is the above sentence grammatically correct?

'Which would have happened' refers to my being fired from my job. I would have been fired from my job anyway...

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Re: which would have happened anyway

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Yes.

"which...anyway" is a sentential relative clause.
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