- The passage describes Carly's family, which consists of her mother, who works as a doctor at a hospital, her father, who works from home and drives the kids to soccer practice, her two brothers James (age 10) and Scott (age 14), and her two pets, a black cat named Jinx and a brown dog named Diego.
- The passage is mostly about providing details about the people who make up Carly's family. It suggests that Jinx and Diego are part of Carly's family that she loves.