10 points

which word or phrase best reveals the author's tone towards his uncle in this passage?
when i hear people boasting of a work as yet undone, and trying to anticipate the credit which belongs only to actual
achievement, i call to mind that scene by the brookside, and the wise caution of my uncle in that particular instance takes the
form of a proverb of universal application: "never brag of your fish before you catch him."

a. application

b. proverb

c. wise

d. particular instance