meaning - "Except for" vs. "except on"


I want to say that I have time to do the homework only on Sunday and on no other day.
So can you help me choose which of the following sentences are considered idiomatic and common for native English-speakers or, if none of my examples is acceptable, suggest what I might say instead?




  1. Except on Sunday, I do not have much time available for doing the homework.

  2. Except for Sunday, I do not have much time available for doing the homework.

  3. Besides Sunday, I do not have much time available for doing the homework.

  4. Other than Sunday, I do not have much time available for doing the homework.




Answer



From each of your proposed sentences, I would assume that you have lots of time on Sunday, and very little time on any other day. If you want to convey that you have no time at all on any other day, you should say,


"Sunday is the only day when I will have time available to do the homework."


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