Is this a simple sentence or a compound?

[DreamyPink307]

Hi every one..

I know that a compound sentence has to have at least two simple sentences , but this sentence confused me; I don't know if it's simple or compound because it has one verb !

Man is guided by reason and beast by instinct.

Can anyone help?

And Thanks for everything.

[DreamyPink307]

Please , is it simple or compound ?
That's all I want..

[Tdol]

There is only one main verb in the exact wording, but there is ellipsis of a second verb- the sense of the sentence is of a compound one.

[DreamyPink307]

Hi tdol

First ,thanks a lot for your answer, I really appreciated.

But I don't understand ...

the sense of the sentence is of a complex one.

When you said the sense of the sentence is of a complex one, you meant that it's not exactly complex?

From what I've learned :This sentence cannot be complex without a subordinator.

I'm just trying to learn something here ,so please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks for your respond.

[Tdol]

The full version of the sentence would read like this:
Man is guided by reason and beast (is guided) by instinct.
The second verb is omitted, but I think it is still a compound one (sorry, I typed complex by mistake yesterday). We're in a grey area here, but there is ellipsis to me and that the sentence is understood as having a compound structure underlying it. In the exact wording, there is no second verb, but it is lurking invisibly underneath for me.

[DreamyPink307]

Thanks for your explanation tdol .