Can "for today" modify noun?
The question "for today" is how in concrete terms can enterprise architecture help achieve this transition.
Here “for today” modify “the question”？
I heard some native speakers said "for today" is adverbial phrase,cannot modify "noun"
However,I find some "for" phrase can modify noun .For example,“the reason for his being late was that he missed the bus”，”for his..." modifies "the reason"
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You are correct that some "for" phrases modify nouns, and the people who told you it is an adverb phrase are also correct. The reason is that "for" introduces a prepositional phrase, and prepositional phrases can function EITHER as adjectives OR adverbs. Since "for today" answers a question of time, it is often an adverb... but that being said, I can also think of situations where it would modify a noun, for instance:
Teacher: "Who did the homework for today?" (adjective)
as opposed to:
"You have worked enough for today" (adverb)
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Lydia has given you a good answer. Just to complete it, in your sentence "for today" is an adjective phrase modifying "question." And "for his" modifies "reason."
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