Solution LI.M51 Robert Beezer
This problem can be solved using the approach in Solution LI.M50. We will provide a solution here that is more ad-hoc, but note that we will have a more straight-forward procedure given by the upcoming Theorem BS.

$\vect{v}_1$ is a nonzero vector, so in a set all by itself we have a linearly independent set. As $\vect{v}_2$ is a scalar multiple of $\vect{v}_1$, the equation $-4\vect{v}_1+\vect{v}_2=\zerovector$ is a relation of linear dependence on $\set{\vect{v}_1,\,\vect{v}_2}$, so we will pass on $\vect{v}_2$. No such relation of linear dependence exists on $\set{\vect{v}_1,\,\vect{v}_3}$, though on $\set{\vect{v}_1,\,\vect{v}_3,\,\vect{v}_4}$ we have the relation of linear dependence $7\vect{v}_1+3\vect{v}_3+\vect{v}_4=\zerovector$. So take $S=\set{\vect{v}_1,\,\vect{v}_3}$, which is linearly independent.

Then \begin{align*} \vect{v}_2&=4\vect{v_1}+0\vect{v_3} & \vect{v}_4&=-7\vect{v_1}-3\vect{v_3} \end{align*} The two equations above are enough to justify the set equality \begin{align*} W &=\spn{\set{\vect{v}_1,\,\vect{v}_2,\,\vect{v}_3,\,\vect{v}_4}} =\spn{\set{\vect{v}_1,\,\vect{v}_3}} =\spn{S} \end{align*} There are other solutions (for example, swap the roles of $\vect{v}_1$ and $\vect{v}_2$, but by upcoming theorems we can confidently claim that any solution will be a set $S$ with exactly two vectors.