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I'm working on some example questions from my grammar textbook. One of them I
listed below:

> 税金はこの表（ ）計算されています。
>
> ア）につれて イ）に応じて ウ）に比べて エ）に基づいて

I'm unsure why 「に基づいて」is the only correct answer. What is the reason that
「に応じて」is inappropriate?
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grammar word-choice words
What makes に基づいて instead of に応じて the correct choice for this question?
に応じて means "in response to", "being adopted to", "proportional to (in the non-
technical sense)", and does not fit the expected meaning. に基づいて means " based
on", and fits the meaning.
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* につれて: used to express change along something else. "His fever cooled as hours passed."

  * に応じて: used to express a response or solution. "This helmet was designed to account for the increase number of head injuries among cyclists."

  * に比べて: used to compare. "Compared to Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings is for children."

  * に基づいて: used to express foundations: "The prices are calculated according to this chart."

As you see, the choice is obvious! :)
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I'm pretty much just saying what everyone else has already, but to add some
examples etc...:

  * `基づく` means "to be based on", so `に基づいて` means "based on":

> 税金はこの表に基づいて計算されています。  
>  Taxes are calculated based on this [table/chart].

  * `応じる` means "to respond", so `に応じて` means "in response to", "dependant on", "in accordance with" etc. 

`Aに応じてB` can have nuances of "`B` is done to the extent/degree of `A`"/"`B` in
a way which caters to `A`" (examples from [Tatoeba](http://tatoeba.org/eng/)):

> あなたは収入に応じて生活しなければならない。  
>  You must live according to your income.

  * `AにつれてB` means "As `A` happens, so does `B`", for example:

> これらの木が大きくなるにつれて芝生に光がなくなる。  
>  As these trees get larger, the light that shines on the lawn also
> diminishes.

  * `比べる` means "to compare", so `Aに比べてB` means "compared with `A`, `B`" (this example from [浜島書店 Catch a Wave](http://catchawave.jp/)):

> 20代の人々に比べて、10代はめったに映画館に行かない。  
>  Compared with people in their twenties, teenagers rarely go to the cinema.
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