Dari is written in Perso-Arabic, a modified Arabic script necessary to account for Persian phonetic variances. Given that Dari is an Afghan dialect of Persian, it is not unexpected that the two languages share a plethora of grammatical features. For example, both languages have preserved the ancient form of the verb "to be" (انه). Like English, Dari uses "be" and "is" as auxiliary verbs whose meaning varies depending on the context. Additionally, like English, Dari has eight basic parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions. However, unlike English, where each part of speech can be used as a subject or an object, in Dari only three parts of speech can function as subjects: verbs, pronouns, and nouns. The other five parts of speech are objects: adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs. Finally, Dari has retained many aspects of its original grammar and structure. For example, its sentences are highly dependent on subject-verb agreement. Also important is the fact that like English, Dari has no punctuation except for periods at the end of sentences. In conclusion, Dari is a language that is very similar to Persian yet differs significantly from Arabic.