If you were to lay out digestive tract out in a straight line... to lay. this is a adjective?
I watched a Ted-ed video. and there is this sentence.

"If you were to lay your digestive tract out in a straight line."

i understand it's meaning.
but, i couldn't understand the syntax.

"were to lay"
the "were" is verb. then "to lay" is adjective?

Question

If you were to lay out digestive tract out in a straight line... to lay. this is a adjective?
I watched a Ted-ed video. and there is this sentence.

"If you were to lay your digestive tract out in a straight line."

i understand it's meaning.
but, i couldn't understand the syntax.

"were to lay"
the "were" is verb. then "to lay" is adjective?

Answer

'To lay' is also a verb.  It means to put down on a surface, and set in position.

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'If you were to...'  is another form of 'if' sentence, for an imaginary thing.  
Eg:  If you were to kiss me (If you kissed me), I would..

Lay out   is a phrasal verb, like put down and stretch out.
:)

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